Many travelers consider the rainMore than a setback, it is a blessing: an atmospheric phenomenon that bathes certain destinations with a certain patina of romanticism. If you are one of that, you cannot stop traveling to the town of Mawsynram in India, the rainiest place in the world, o al menos uno de ellos, con una media anual de 11.871 mm.
According to an old saying in the area, en Mawsynram rains every day, which is not entirely true but almost. The same can be said of the neighboring town of cherrapunji, just 15 km away. Life is not easy here: torrents of water turn its streets into waterfalls. The constant flood threatens the houses of its inhabitants, where leaks and waterways are common currency. Hell gone through water.
The area of northeastern India, close to the border with Bangladesh, constantly receives masses of rain clouds that form in the summer: they have no other way out than to travel there, encased by the natural wall of the highest mountain range in the world, the Himalayas. In other words, the monsoon season extends to every day of the year. Impressive contrast to the Atacama desert in Chile, where not the slightest rain has been recorded for more than 500 years.
But no one complains about the rain in Mawsynram, not even in 1995 when the floods were catastrophic after an intense week of non-stop rain. And despite these extreme conditions, in recent years the flow of tourists who come to visit this region have not stopped increasing. If you are one of them, don't forget to bring your umbrella.