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Old polo grounds, palace, and monastery in Leh  
   

Old polo grounds, palace, and monastery in Leh

Leh

July 31st 2007
18-31 July After resting for a few days from the overnight bus trip to Manali I jumped into a share jeep for a 20-hour ride to Leh, the historic capital of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas. Ladakh is a very, very arid place with a blistering summer sun and one of the coldest winters on the planet. The Ladakhis basically work and grow crops for four months out of the year and then "eat and sleep ... read more
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Indian Flag The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more
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