Caption: Date: 1967-10
Location: Namche Bazaar, Solukhumbu
Description: Houses on the north west corner of Namche. The house on the top row with three green windows is the home of Kanchha and Ang Lhakpa Sherpa and their four children. Animals lived on first floor and it was thickly carpeted with 18" of pine needles to absorb the animals' waste and provide compost for the fields in the spring. The potatoes have been harvested as of October in this photo. Keywords: Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, Peter Von Mertens, home life, house exterior, landscape, village
