Coffee beans drying

Treking through coffee plantations, waterfalls and a Laos demonstration of the Scrubba wash bag

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February 21st 2012
We were picked up early in the morning by our guide for the day, Coh, and his driver, Ding, for a day of treking. The trek started in a local coffee plantation. Most of the coffee is of the Robusta variety and according to Coh has played a vital part in the recuperation for the local people from absolute poverty. Laos was until recently one of the 20 poorest countries. Wandering through a small ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more