Nepalese woman with bundles of wood, Himalayas, Nepal

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Wood chopped down to be used as fuel for cooking by Nepalese locals living in the Annapurna Himalayas is carried down the mountain by women. Much of the native forest of the Himalayas has been heavily deforested by the locals peoples, for whom, until recently it was their only source of power.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Himalayas, Nepal
Photo credit: © Ashley Cooper / Aurora Photos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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