Silent Valley is one of India's few rainforests. It is deep and virtually impenetrable. So secluded is Silent Valley that there is no written record of any human habitation in its core area.
Silent Valley is one of India's few rainforests. It is deep and virtually impenetrable. So secluded is Silent Valley that there is no written record of any human habitation in its core area.
Silent Valley is one of India's few rainforests. It is deep and virtually impenetrable. So secluded is Silent Valley that there is no written record of any human habitation in its core area.
This wild variety of bean in all its glory. The species diversity of Silent Valley is similar to that of the tropical rainforest of the Barro Colorado island in the panama canal, considered worldwide as a prototype for measuring plant and animal diversity. The Botanical Survey of India noted that the Silent Valley plateau was home to wild relatives of domesticated plants, including cardamon, pepper, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon and beans.