Karen tribe

We were told that this tribe came from Mayamar and Burma and that the Karen tribe we visited had 5000 occupants. With a number of different tribes living on this one mountain, we were shocked to learn that there were 14 different religions. They were quite friendly and mostly harvest coffee, rice and when the rice harvest is over they switch to vegetables 🍅 🌽 🌶. They create their own arabica coffee for Starbucks, which we had the opportunity to sample and buy if we wished ☕️. The ladies were making textiles and we were told a small scarf would take about three days to complete. A blanket for a gift about 3 months to complete. A very close knit community...to much, lol!
Their homes were all built on stilts, some with windows and some without and the views were beautiful.Read more