Travel Blog Photos from Apa (70)
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![]() | Apa, Thailand |
... year is to bring very bad luck. Recently most Akha villages have been converted to Christianity by missionaries, but Baan Apa near Chiang Rai is one of the few remaining Akha villages where the traditional beliefs and practices still take place. ...
I sit in front of a fan on the porch of an Akha home. The floors and walls are solid wood, not bamboo, and the ceiling inside is made of white patterned tiles. Inside the front room I see a small refrigerator, humming gently with the buzz of electricity ...