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

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Village in Laos Man smoking a hand-rolled tobacco cigarette 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 Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes Village near NEPL Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game New Lao village Village address Hmong child Lao weaving village Lao woman Lao boy Village near NEPL Children playing a top spinning game in Laos Drying khai paen Boys playing in the Nam Tha River Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes Girl waiting for boys to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game among the Hmong in Laos Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong Preparing khai paen for drying Lao woman Collecting riverweed Homes along the Nam Tha River Village along the Nam Ou river Hmong girl eating a banana Children at play in Ban Keuocheb, a Lao village Man collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River Nong Khiaw Giving of alms to monks 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