We travelled by car from Bagan to Mount Popa, the landscape was quite desolate apart from palm trees and some very dry looking scrub. One of the reasons for this is that cutting trees down was a sign of rebellion against the Government a number of years ago, so much so that now if someone cuts a tree down in the area without permission they could get sent to prison for up to 6 years. This bit of reforestation is sponsored by part of Korea, bizarrely....
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