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Caption: Date: 1960-12 Location: Morang Description: Makalu Himal, the world's fifth highest peak at 27,837 ft., provides a spectacular backdrop for this scene taken on the road between Biratnagar and Dharan at about 300 ft. above sea level. The ox cart is carrying bundles of jute, a major crop in Morang in the 1960s and 1970s. Keywords: Hank Lacy, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, bullock cart, community, landscape, named mountain, ox cart, road, transportation