Hmong village families can be large; everyone pitches in. This girl doesn't seem that much older than her little brother, but still old enough to take care of him. The Hmong, descended from Mongolian nomads, have higher cheekbones and wider faces than the Lao, or other minority communities such as the Khmu. Read more about the three levels of hill tribes we encountered on this trek.
A boy made up with thanaka (natural Burmese makeup made from tree bark) at the train station in Toungoo, Burma (Myanmar). © www.uncorneredmarket.com
This young girl from Kalopani goes about her afternoon chores of collecting kindling wood for cooking. Taken on day 13 of the trek around the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Read more about our Annapurna Circuit trek. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
