Wednesday, March 18, 2009

A Karen Long Neck

A Karen Long Neck
A Karen Long Neck, originally uploaded by HellonEarth2006.

The famous Karen Padaung otherwise known as the long necks are refugees from Burma that live in Northern Thailand. There is some contoversy surrounding the way that they (or someone else) has turned them into a tourist attraction but there is no denying that they are a fascinating people and are also extremely photogenic.

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