| Most viewed - Mrauk U (April 2007) |
Sunrise at Mrauk UIs true that here Sunsets are not so nice like in Bagan, but instead you have a more beautiful Sunrise hours.
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Smoking Market SellerA burmese woman selling fish at the market of Mrauk U
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Beautiful SellerWell-dressed woman selling some vegetables at one of the stalls of the market of Mrauk U
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Special PagodaView of one of the most beuaitful and well-preserved pagodas at Mrauk U.
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Inside Koethaung PayaView of one of the Koethaung Paya passageways, filled with Buddha statues and images carved in the wall.
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Buddha Images at Dukkanthein Paya IA very special pagoda, with a passageway that encircles the center in a spiral way before reaching the inner chamber where these Buddha images are located.
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Family TripWater is short in this area in dry season, and no pipes or similar for most of the people so families must do every day several trips to get water for cooking at home.
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Water Transporter IIView of one of the several women that every day need to go to the small lakes to get water to use at home.
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Buddha StatuesA different view of some Buddha statues at Koethaung Paya.
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Traditional LifeOne of the differences between Mrauk U and Bagan, and what it gives an special charming to Mrauk U is that here still people live around pagodas, fields, houses, markets are all surrounding the centuries old pagodas.
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LostTwo old Buddha statues lost in fields around Mrauk U
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Over ControlView of a Buddha Statue and Koethaung Paya.
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NunsTwo nuns walking under the rain in their morning procession with their alm's bowl.
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Daily DutiesApart from getting water every day, even with rain, another typical duty is getting enough wood to make fire to cook at homes.
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"90.000 images temple"Koethaung Paya means 90.000 images temple, and maybe not this exact number, but there are thousands of them for sure.
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Rivers as RoadsNorth of Mrauk U, heading to Chin State, still a offlimits are to foreigners, roads dissapear and rivers are used for this purpose.
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Sailing near Mrauk UOne local burmese boy sailing with some goods in a river near Mrauk U.
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Buddha StatueAn old and forgotten Buddha Statue south of Koethaung Paya.
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Young SpectatorA young girl with a privileged place to watch the boat competition.
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Under The PagodasSmall market north of Mrauk U, just beside some of the centuries old pagodas, here life still coexist with this beautiful old heritage.
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Burmese GirlBurmese Girl during covered with typical hut due to a small rain.
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Water Trasporters IView of one of two young women that every day need to go to the small lakes to get water to use at home.
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EnlightenedStatue found in one of the several pagodas of Mrauk U
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Samll Pagodas replicas at Koethaung PayaExterior view of the Koethaung Paya, one of the most impressive of Mrauk U
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Buddha Statue at Koethaung PayaOne of the several Buddha statues surrounded by the thousands of carved images in the walls.
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Buddha Images at Dukkanthein Paya IIA very special pagoda, with a passageway that encircles the center in a spiral way before reaching the inner chamber where these Buddha images are located.
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Pirates in Burma!Like Old Pirates Ships these ones are used in rivers north of Mrauk U entering the Chin State
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Hilltop PagodasHilltop pagodas west of Mrauk U
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Outskirts of Mrauk UTypical landscape of Mrauk U, tropical vegetation, ceenturies-old pagodas and local people working in the field.
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Sun After The RainView of the one of the hundreds of pagodas of Mrauk U after rain at noon time.
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Koethaung PayaView of the impressive Koethaung Paya
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BalanceApart from being strong to carry a heavy load of water, it's also a must to master balance sense.
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