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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Kelabit Highlands - Part 2, The People

The bamboo is much-prized for it can be turned into many uses.
The Kelabit Highlands is scorching hot during the day, and chilly at night. Only dogs and mad tourists (like me) venture out during the day.
Local cowboy: he needs a horse to complete the picture.
Bario Town: capital of the Kelabit Highlands. It's just a one-road town with scattered dwellings. With some horses it will look like a cowboy town.
Friendly Kelabit ladies. Motorbikes are wildly popular.
Kelabit people may marry while still in their teenage years. I was told that girls may marry when they are about 16 to 17 years old.