Peace in the Valley

solar power comes to Spiti                                                            screen shot

I had never heard of the Spiti Valley, so when I came across this video, courtesy of the Earth Hour people, of course I had to watch it. Part of India, the Spiti Valley is in the Himalayas, between India and Tibet ("Spiti" means "The Middle Land"), and is often referred to as Little Tibet for its physical similarities to that region. Culturally similar as well, it is home to one of the world's oldest monasteries. The area is rugged and remote, and it opened to tourists only in 1992. While the people of the valley are self-sufficient, they are now promoting eco-tourism as an additional way of supporting themselves (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX2BYL0qnP4&feature=youtu.be