Millions of years ago evergreen forests like this covered much more of the planet. A general drying of the earth since the Pliocene era of about 5.5-1.9 million years ago has made these huge ...

From forest to plate in Coorg Foraging has long been a way of life for wild-food loving Coorgs. Sona Bahadur. Updated 22 Oct 2018, 01:26 PM IST. Coffee-picking at an estate in Coorg.

Coorg, a wondrous hill station in Kodagu district of Karnataka, is often referred to as ‘The Scotland of India’. The destination boasts of deep mountain forests which are home to some exotic ...

The hills of Karnataka hold the beautiful Coorg, a gem in Indian tourism. The lush green forest cover, coffee plantations and ...

Coorg, cradled in the greenery-clad peaks of Karnataka, ... Starting from Kukke Subramanya, this trek passes through dense forests, meadows adorned with wildflowers and waterfalls.

Restaurants like Coorg Cuisine in Madikeri do a great job with the classics, but if you're staying at a homestay, ask for a home-cooked spread — it's almost always better. 5. Take A Forest Trek ...

These include evergreen, semi evergreen, moist deciduous, dry deciduous and scrub forest types, and even the high-altitude shola-grassland ecosystem. Traditionally, coffee is grown in the shade of ...

Save Coorg campaign urges conservation to protect River Cauvery, ... saw a loss of 5% evergreen forest cover with an increase of 4.5% built-up cover, and 9% agriculture area, ...

I was in the lush verdant forests of Coorg recently and fortune seemed to smile upon me in the form of a guided walk through a rain forest. A Kodava (Coorgi local) named Navin, who has grown up in ...