More living bridges in India.
October 24th, 2009
http://atlasobscura.com/places/root-bridges-cherrapungee
In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren’t built – they’re grown.
The southern Khasi and Jaintia hills are humid and warm, crisscrossed by swift-flowing rivers and mountain streams. On the slopes of these hills, a species of Indian rubber tree with an incredibly strong root system thrives and flourishes.
The Ficus elastica produces a series of secondary roots from higher up its trunk and can comfortably perch atop huge boulders along the riverbanks, or even in the middle of the rivers themselves.
