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A hand-drawn, hand-coloured watercolour from the late 19th century by an unknown Burmese artist.<br/><br/> 

The name of the ethnic group featured appears near the top of the picture in Shan script (left), Burmese script (Centre) and Khun script  (right). Khun script was formerly used in Kengtung / Kyaingtong in eastern Shan State and in Lan Na or Lanna, northern Thailand.<br/><br/> 

The Akha are an ethnic minority hilltribe that is indigenous to Burma, Thailand, Laos and China’s Yunnan Province with a total population estimated to be about half a million.
A hand-drawn, hand-coloured watercolour from the late 19th century by an unknown Burmese artist.<br/><br/> 

The name of the ethnic group featured appears near the top of the picture in Shan script (left), Burmese script (Centre) and Khun script  (right). Khun script was formerly used in Kengtung / Kyaingtong in eastern Shan State and in Lan Na or Lanna, northern Thailand.<br/><br/> 

The Akha are an ethnic minority hilltribe that is indigenous to Burma, Thailand, Laos and China’s Yunnan Province with a total population estimated to be about half a million.
Located in the northeast of the country, Shan State covers one-quarter of Burma’s land mass. It was traditionally separated into principalities and is mostly comprised of ethnic Shan, Burman Pa-O, Intha, Taungyo, Danu, Palaung and Kachin peoples.
Located about 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of Prachuap Khiri Khan, Hat Wa Kaw is a beautiful, casuarina-lined beach ringing a small bay.
Located about 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of Prachuap Khiri Khan, Hat Wa Kaw is a beautiful, casuarina-lined beach ringing a small bay.
The coconut palm, or Cocos nucifera, is valued not just for its beauty, but also as a lucrative cash crop. Cultivated throughout the South Seas and Indian Ocean regions, it provides food, drink, shelter, transport, fuel, medicine, and even clothing for millions of people.<br/><br/>

The coconut palm lives for around 60 years, and produces around 70-80 nuts annually. The trees are sometimes 40-50 meters (130-160 feet) high.