Notes on the Geography of Sri Lanka: Highland SubsistenceDespite tea's dominance, there are crannies where villagers eke out a private living. Make default image size larger ![]() We've come eight miles past Bandarawela. ![]() Ella's a small place: here's the post office. ![]() A bungalow. ![]() A road heads south and downhill to the coastal plain. Along the way, villages make their own winnowing breeze. ![]() A dead-end road branches off near Karandagolla. ![]() It ends at this stream, although traffic continues with deft footwork on stones lying a few inches below the water. ![]() The stream itself is too rough to follow easily. ![]() Paths parallel it, however. ![]() Suddenly, the forest opens to rice paddies. ![]() Diversions from the stream trickle from one paddy to the next. ![]() New paddies are chopped from the hill. ![]() Field preparation is about to begin. ![]() Despite the lack of roads, some of the families here have substantial homes. ![]() Porch. ![]() Firewood. ![]() Freshly sawn timber. ![]() Piped water, diverted from the stream. ![]() A nursery. ![]() Tomatoes, a cash crop to be carried out to the road. |
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