Swathes of Munnar tea estates rolling over slopes of south-western Ghats mountain range dividing Kerala from Tamil Nadu. India

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The Munnar plantations at more than 1 500 metres are among the highest in the world. Although ecologists will perhaps disapprove of these monocultures the sight is mesmerising The whole landscape is a vast topiary garden

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Location: Munnar Kerala India
Photo credit: © Ladi Kirn / Alamy / Afripics
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