Description:
After Mt. Everest and Mt. K2, Kanchenjunga is the
third biggest peak of the world. The Kanchenjunga
is situated in the eastern frontier between Nepal
and India. It is 8586mt. high. This region was opened
for trekking tourism only since 1988. The trekking
in this area is relatively strenuous since the region
is regarded as the most remote place of Nepal. However
the presence of numerous wild animals, birds and flora
in abundance make the trekking in this region very
interesting and pleasant.
The Kanchenjunga region is very rich
from the point of view of its natural beauty. In this
vary region, there are three peaks above 8000mt. and
as many as eleven peaks above 7000mt. A number of
Glaciers originated from Himalayas have no doubt added
to the beauties of this region. The Sherpas inhabit
the northern part of the Kanchenjunga region whereas
the southern lower part is full of the ethnic groups
such as Rai, Limbu, Magar, Tamang, Brahman and Chhetri.
The settlements of these ethnic groups are not so
dense they are rather scattered. Since the religion
are different of these ethnic Groups, different are
also the traditions, usage and the ways of life.
