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

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Frogs tied together for sale as food in a market in Laos Village on the Nam Tha river Girls preparing to play pov pob with the boys Lao woman Village along a road in Laos Dry rice paddies Lao village Hog being punished for going were it wasn't allowed Woman collecting riverweed Girls preparing to play pov pob, a traditional Hmong courtship game Villagers along the Nam Tha River Lao woman showing cher dried chili peppers and other seasonings Hmong girl in traditional clothes texting on a mobile phone Village along the Nam Tha River Pig in a wooden stock - punishment for going were it wasn't allowed 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 Village in Udomxai province Lao village 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 Deforestation in Laos Temporary field house in Laos Hmong child in dragon jacket Fish sold in a morning market in Muang Khong Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11