snowmass co elevation some impressive traditional buildings all set, surreally, under two giant mobile phone towers. Shing

The surrounding grassy moors justify Meghalaya s over-played Scotland of the East tourist-office soubriquet, although they re dotted with Khasi monoliths and scarred snowmass co elevation by quarrying. Much more impressive snowmass co elevation is the series of grand canyon valleys that plunge into deep lush chasms of tropical forest sprayed by a succession of seasonally inspiring waterfalls. The Nohkalikai Falls, fourth highest in the world, are particularly dramatic, especially in the monsoon when their capacity increases 20-fold. You can see them easily enough without quite entering the official snowmass co elevation viewpoint (admission/camera 10/200; h8am-5pm), 4.4km southwest of Sohra market.

Nestled before a curtain of luxuriantly forested foothills, Pasighat, which sits back out on the plains, snowmass co elevation feels more like Assam than Arunachal Pradesh. The town hosts the interesting Minyong-Adi tribe s Solung Festival (1-5 September). The internet cafe (per hr 60; h7.30am-8pm) snowmass co elevation is 50m from the Hotel Aane and there s an SBI ATM just along from the sumo stand in the central market area.

some impressive traditional buildings all set, surreally, under two giant mobile phone towers. Shingha Chingyuo village snowmass co elevation (20km, population 5900) has a huge longhouse decorated with mithuna snowmass co elevation (pairs of men and women) and deer skulls, three stuff ed tigers, and a store of old human skulls. Longwoa (35km) is spectacularly sited on the India Myanmar border, with the headman s longhouse actually straddling the two nations. Despite its popularity with tourists it remains one of the most interesting villages. Chui (8km) includes an elephant skull in its longhouse collection. Shangnyu village has a shrine full of fertility snowmass co elevation references such as tumescent warriors, a crowing cock, a large snake, a man and woman enjoying snowmass co elevation sex and, to complete the picture, a double rainbow. Langmeang village, with its stack of human skulls piled up in a wooden box, is also highly impressive.

Once you leave the outskirts of Shillong the road to Cherrapunjee passes through pretty scenery that becomes dramatic at Dympep viewpoint, where a photogenic V-shape valley slits deeply into the plateau.