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

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Road-straddling village in Laos, many villages have been relocated closer to new roads Village along the Nam Nern river Hmong children in Laos Lao kids Village along the Nam Nern river Lao kids Village near NEPL Kids playing a top spinning game in Laos Hmong girl in traditional garb talking on a mobile phone Hmong house - note that unlike of homes in Laos, Hmong houses are not raised off the ground Deforestation behind a Lao village Khai paen and rice Village along the Nam Ou river Canoe on the Nam tha river Hmong children in Laos Hmong children in Laos Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes Frogs tied together for sale as food in a market in Laos Senum in a rice field Vegetables planted along the Nam Ou river Lao village Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes Man poling a raft up the Nam Tha River Villagers collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River Hmomg girls waiting to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game Hmong child Boys playing in the Nam Tha River Farmer plowing a rice field Lao home Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11