Coffee on the tree:
The seed is encapsulated in white flesh. If you peel it further you can see that the seed is split into two:
Coffee trees:
The husk is used then as fertilizer:
Coffee everywhere:
Coffee before roasting:
Apparently the coffee culture came to Vietnam with the French. Arabica and Robusta are the most common types of coffee growing here. Vietnam is the second largest producer of Robusta in the world, after Brazil.
On the way back we stopped in different Bahnar villages to see the typical village landscape and the Rong Houses. The Rong House in every village was traditionally a place for travellers to stay. It is a stilt house with a remarkably high straw roof. Today the Rong House is the cultural center of the village giving home for school classes, and occasionally judiciary court and tribunal. These tribunals are judging based on the traditional Bahnar or Jarai law, which is parallel to the official Vietnamese system.
Landscapes:
Rong Houses:
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