Nadi Bazaar, Nepal

Solar cooker for boiling water. With full sun, it takes about 30 minutes to heat 5 quarts of water to boiling. Fairly slow, but it saves a lot of wood which is in very short supply. Deforestation due to wood collection for cooking and heating fires is a big problem along the Annapurna Circuit.

Annapurna Circuit Trek

May 10th 2009
We had a very nice stay in Nadi Bazar. I am already quite impressed by the lodges we are staying at. This is luxury camping. A hot shower, ususally solar powered, was available. The lodge at Nadi also had a solar dish for boiling water for purification. There was a dog at the lodge who, as soon as I sat down at the table, came over to me and put his head in my lap wanting to be petted. Accor ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more

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