Meeting Nomad Tibetans - Drokpas
May 2nd 2006 On my way to Namtso Lake, 4 hours north of Lhasa, I travelled thru the high-altitude plains of the Changtang (northern plateau), the highest and largest plateau in the world. This area doesn't have rivers, only lakes, and supports very little life. At this time, all the lakes are frozen, including the holly lake Namtso.
The wind is brutally cold and at almost 5000 meters, the high-al
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