Montenegro
is its Italian-based name, meaning “Black Mountain,” but domestically it is
known as Crna Gora, which means “Black Forest.” But something must be lost in
translation, because while the entire country could be described as “mountain”
or “forest,” the dominant colour is green…
The coastal
mountains are covered in small shrubs dotting arid mountainsides. Away from the
coast, the mountains are blanketed in light green deciduous forest, with
patches of lush pastureland wherever it’s flat enough. At the peaks of many
mountains, we found alpine valleys filled with farmer’s fields. And even the
sheer cliffs of the deep Tara Canyon are covered in green forest.
So, instead
of Montenegro, we propose the name Monteverde…
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