Crashing Ocean Waves on Rocky Breakwater
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The southwesternmost stretch of the Indian subcontinent has been known as the Malabar Coast for more than a millennium. Crossing four modern Indian states (including this one, Kerala), the beachy strip between the Western Ghats mountain range and the frothy Indian Ocean is one of the wettest parts of the country, and the first to receive monsoon rains each year. The extreme seasonal weather powers the Western Ghats' rich rainforests, home to 30% of all plant and animal species found in India—including more than 300 threatened ones. Another regional rarity: a special coffee variety known as Monsooned Malabar. These coffee trees are exposed to heavy rain and winds for months, resulting in a swollen, pale bean with almost no acidity.
韦托雷印象
一个虔诚而岌岌可危的地方
巨大的红色沙盒
毛绒球平原
黄龙
带我飞往...
红色山脊
天然“教堂”
