The sleepy mountain town of Pong Krai is located at the head of the Mae Sa Watershed in the Mae Sa-Kog Ma Biosphere Reserve – a crucial component of the greater Chiang Mai region water supply. Decades ago, hill-tribe people in the area led a pastoral life, raising livestock and growing crops for
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