AlaPAR & CÁÑAMO MAGAZINE
Asia
Remnants of the Vietnam War
LAOS, 2012
While Laos was declared neutral territory during the Vietnam war, the truth is that it was the most bombed country in the history. But the North Americans not only left a landscape which gruyere cheese but also some residues of the so-called psychotropic war.
Cannabis on the roof of the world
NEPAL, 2012
The Anapurna circuit is not only known for trekking but also by plants that accompany the hiker along the way.
Sadhus, ascetic wandering
INDIA / NEPAL, 2012
The sadhus are wandering pilgrims from India and Nepal. Holy men have been stripped of all his property and human links in pursuit of enlightenment. One of their few belongings is a chilum to smoke to connect with Gods.
24 horas at Full Moon Party
TAILANDIA, 2012
In a country where the death penalty is applied for narcotics, it is surprising to find a monthly rave where drugs are the queens of the night and police the main dealer.
Between the sacred and the forbidden
NEPAL, 2012
Despite the prohibition of cannabis in Nepal, Sapkota family continues to live of their extensive plantations in the Himalaya, as hundred twenty years ago.
¡BHANG! ¡BHANG!
INDIA, 2012
Bhang is a marijuana preparation that the Indians made for centuriesto enter in connection with their multiple gods. But today, even the most atheistic can try the elixir that opens the doors to heaven.
The Golden triangle
TAILANDIA / LAOS / MYANMAR, 2012
The triple border of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar - also known as the Golden triangle - has been the largest producer of opium of the world. Today, though on a smaller scale, the famous land of smugglers and guerrillas continues being an important point in the area of the opium poppy.
The northern tribes of Vietnam
VIETNAM, 2012
The mountains of the North of Vietnam are an amalgam of minority tribes who in spite of the current reality in which they are, try to continue with his way of life. Many of these tribes still do all his clothes with the hemp that they cultivate in the heights of the mountains.