PHOTO: Gurung woman transports goods, Pumagaon, Nepal


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PHOTO: Gurung woman straps a basket to her forehead to carry food in Pumagaon, Nepal

Published June 30, 2012 | By Barbara Weibel

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Gurung woman carries goods on her back in Pumagaon, Nepal

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One Response to PHOTO: Gurung woman straps a basket to her forehead to carry food in Pumagaon, Nepal

Mark H says:

July 1, 2012 at 6:38 pm

When trekking many years ago, I carried the basket on our trek a few hundred metres. It was surprisingly comfortable way of walking being able to see where your feet go, but boy, Nepalis must have great neck muscles to be able to sustain som eof the loads they carry for such long distances.

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