Etiqueta: Tibet

The lost Valley of Zanskar

The lost Valley of Zanskar

Zanskar is a virtually unknown territory for the rest of the world, at least until just a couple of decades ago. Imagine a series of valleys to the Bank of a river modeling one of unique access to the region, walled from the scale of 

Potala Palace in Tibet

Potala Palace in Tibet

The Potala Palace is located in the Red Mountain in the center of Lhasa City. «Potala» is the phonetic adaptation of «Putuo» which in Sanskrit means «island inhabited the Buddha of Mercy». This imposing building was begun in the 7th century, ie at the time