Mount Popa

Mount Popa

large volcano in Myanmar with a monastery on a hill and a pilgrim site
Mount Popa - large volcano in Myanmar with a monastery on a hill and a pilgrim site

Location: 

Mt Popa, Myanmar (Burma)

Duration: 

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Personal highlights

  1. Mount Popa: volcano and pilgrimage site in Myanmarinfo-icon
  2. Taung Kalat: volcanic hill with a Buddhist monastery
  3. Monkeys: playing around and are fed by the pilgrims
  4. Monks: living in or just visiting the Buddhist monastery
  5. My trip: half-day-trip from Bagan with a small group

Image sources

  1. Sunset over Mount Popa
  2. Burmese Monk on Mount Popa
  3. Taung Kalat in a Golden Light
  4. Walking up Taung Kalat
  5. Monkeys on Mount Popa

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