 Next the plateau is a land of less rain and more warmth, of large expanses of scrubland and forest, scattered peaks and rocky outcrops, a land of dry and wet seasons.It is a land of periodic famine due to drought, but healthier than the damp and chilly 'heartland'.It was after more peaceful time had arrived that people began returning to the 'Street of Caravans' and the caravan's resting places.