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


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Hmong child
Hmong child


Hmong child in dragon jacket
Hmong child in dragon jacket


Lanten girl in traditional garb
Lanten girl in traditional garb


Villagers collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River
Villagers collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River


Hmong girls eating bananas
Hmong girls eating bananas


Hmong girl waiting for boys to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game
Hmong girl waiting for boys to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game


Village surrounded by forest in Laos
Village surrounded by forest in Laos


Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes
Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes


Children playing a traditional Lao top spinning game
Children playing a traditional Lao top spinning game


Hmong child
Hmong child


Kids playing a top spinning game
Kids playing a top spinning game


Kids playing a traditional top spinning game
Kids playing a traditional top spinning game


Preparing riverweed for drying
Preparing riverweed for drying


Hmong woman with child
Hmong woman with child


Senum in a rice field
Senum in a rice field


Hmong boy with slingshot
Hmong boy with slingshot


Lao children
Lao children


Hmong woman with child
Hmong woman with child


Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes
Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes


Central market in Paksong
Central market in Paksong


Children playing a traditional top spinning game in Laos
Children playing a traditional top spinning game in Laos


Senum in a rice paddy
Senum in a rice paddy


Chopping ginger root
Chopping ginger root


Senum in a rice field
Senum in a rice field


Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes
Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes


Wicker
Wicker


Village on the Nam Tha river
Village on the Nam Tha river


Monks in a Lao village
Monks in a Lao village


Hmong children in Laos
Hmong children in Laos


Hmong child in dragon jacket
Hmong child in dragon jacket




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