BBC - MYTHS AND HEROES: SHANGRI LA: Khasa Chhetri girl, Simikot, Humla

Simikot is the administrative hub of this remote and economically impoverished region. Having struggled for half a century to come to terms with the cessation of lucrative cross-border trade with Tibet when the Chinese invaded that country, the people now have to deal with the growing Maoist insurgency in the region.Nikon F5, 17-35mm, Fuji Velvia 100
Khasa Chhetri girl, Simikot, Humla

Simikot is the administrative hub of this remote and economically impoverished region. Having struggled for half a century to come to terms with the cessation of lucrative cross-border trade with Tibet when the Chinese invaded that country, the people now have to deal with the growing Maoist insurgency in the region. 

Nikon F5, 17-35mm, Fuji Velvia 100