El viaje de los bakarwals
An elderly Kashmiri Bakarwal woman leads a heard of horse near Peer Ki Gali, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Bakarwals are nomadic herders of India’s Jammu-Kashmir state who wander in search of good pastures for their cattle. Every year in April-May more than one hundred thousand people from the nomadic Bakarwal tribes arrive in the meadows of Kashmir and parts of Ladakh from areas of the Jammu region with their flocks of cattle and sheep. After crossing snowy mountains with their cattle and belongings, Kashmir valley’s lush green meadows become their home from April to September, after which they begin their return journey. This seasonal shifting of “homes” ensures a regular flow of income for the families. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Como cada año, entre marzo y mayo miles de bakarwals, pastores nómadas de Jammu, en Cachermira, hacen el recorrido desde las zonas frías hacia zonas boscosas en busca de alimento para su ganado vacuno y ovino. En septiembre reinician el camino de regreso hacia las zonas montañosas nevadas.
Foto | Dar Yasin/AP
