Caption: Date: 1969 Location: Dada Parajul, Dailekh Description: Porters from the Jumla region take a break from carrying loads of salt and cooking oil after trading wool for them in Nepalganj at the Indian border. The porters' trip from Nepalganj back home to the Jumla region is roughly two weeks long, and each dhoka weighs roughly 40 kg to 50 kg. Keywords: Alan Fairbank, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, porter, transportation
