Romping on the Fertile Waters: The Bounties of Inle Lake, Myanmar

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Rivers and lakes are living systems, both above and below the waters. The lives and livelihoods of creatures above and creatures below are deeply intertwined in large lake/river systems, and such is the case with Inle Lake, the connected chain of waterways and water bodies—small and large—in Myanmar.

I had the pleasure of spending a couple of days jaunting through the channels and into the villages and historic sites surrounding the lake, part of T...