Photos of people in Laos, Southeast Asia [updated 2009-02-26]

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Lao Boatman Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes Hmong children in Laos Hmong girl dressed up for a customary courtship game Hmong children in Laos Monks in a Lao village Frogs tied together for sale as food in a market in Laos Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village Girls preparing to play pov pob with the boys Boy pushing a bicycle tire down a road with a stick Lao woman Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village Woman collecting riverweed Girls preparing to play pov pob, a traditional Hmong courtship game Lao woman showing cher dried chili peppers and other seasonings Hmong girl in traditional clothes texting on a mobile phone Boatman on the Nam Tha River Lao children in a Luang Namtha village Kids playing a top spinning game Lanten woman Girls preparing to play pov pob, a traditional Hmong courtship game Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game Preparing riverweed for drying Children playing a traditional Lao top spinning game Hmong mother weaving straw thatch Hmong girl dressed up for a traditional courtship game Monks in a Lao village Boy pushing a hoop with a stick Deforestation in Laos Lao children in a Luang Namtha village Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9