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


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Creek below Tad Kwang Si waterfall
Creek below Tad Kwang Si waterfall


Mekong fisherman using a throw net
Mekong fisherman using a throw net


Men fishing on the Mekong at dawn
Men fishing on the Mekong at dawn


Clearwater river in Hua Phan Province
Clearwater river in Hua Phan Province


Men fishing on the Mekong at daybreak
Men fishing on the Mekong at daybreak


Dry rice field
Dry rice field


Fisherman at sunrise on the Mekong
Fisherman at sunrise on the Mekong


Lao forest
Lao forest


Man fishing on the Mekong
Man fishing on the Mekong


Ruins of old Nam Gneane temple
Ruins of old Nam Gneane temple


Hmong house - note that unlike of homes in Laos, Hmong houses are not raised off the ground
Hmong house - note that unlike of homes in Laos, Hmong houses are not raised off the ground


Red mud of a rice paddy
Red mud of a rice paddy


Monk robes at Wat Chom Thong
Monk robes at Wat Chom Thong


Tad Fane
Tad Fane


Deforestation behind a Lao village
Deforestation behind a Lao village


Khai paen and rice
Khai paen and rice


People arranging boat transport along the Nam Ou river
People arranging boat transport along the Nam Ou river


View of Luang Prabang from Mount Phousi
View of Luang Prabang from Mount Phousi


Fish traps
Fish traps


Slash-and-burn in Laos
Slash-and-burn in Laos


Forest clearing in Laos
Forest clearing in Laos


Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area
Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area


Village along the Nam Ou river
Village along the Nam Ou river


 Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area sign
Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area sign


Tad Fane, the highest waterfall in Laos
Tad Fane, the highest waterfall in Laos


Turquoise pool at Tad Kwang Si
Turquoise pool at Tad Kwang Si


Canoe on the Nam tha river
Canoe on the Nam tha river


Hillside deforestation
Hillside deforestation


Nam tha river
Nam tha river


Fisherman at sunrise on the Mekong
Fisherman at sunrise on the Mekong




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