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


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Marbled cat fur/skin in a market stall
Marbled cat fur/skin in a market stall


Man selling household goods in a Hmong village
Man selling household goods in a Hmong village


Hmong child in dragon jacket
Hmong child in dragon jacket


Micro-power hydroelectric pump
Micro-power hydroelectric pump


Hmong girl in traditional apparel talking on a mobile phone while playing pov pob
Hmong girl in traditional apparel talking on a mobile phone while playing pov pob


Hmong boy with slingshot
Hmong boy with slingshot


Lao kids
Lao kids


Hmong girls eating bananas
Hmong girls eating bananas


Livestock coop
Livestock coop


Boys playing in the Nam Tha River
Boys playing in the Nam Tha River


Senum in a rice paddy
Senum in a rice paddy


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


Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong
Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong


Boys playing in the Nam Tha River
Boys playing in the Nam Tha River


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


New Lao village
New Lao village


Farmer plowing a rice field
Farmer plowing a rice field


Wat Kan Khong at daybreak
Wat Kan Khong at daybreak


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


Lao village
Lao village


Village near NEPL
Village near NEPL


Forest along the Nam Tha river
Forest along the Nam Tha river


Hmong girl eating a banana
Hmong girl eating a banana


Children at play in Ban Keuocheb, a Lao village
Children at play in Ban Keuocheb, a Lao village


Hmong girl in traditional apparel talking on a mobile while participating in a traditional courtship ritual
Hmong girl in traditional apparel talking on a mobile while participating in a traditional courtship ritual


Morning market in Muang Khong
Morning market in Muang Khong


Woman collecting riverweed
Woman collecting riverweed


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


Village along the Nam Tha River
Village along the Nam Tha River


Lao village along route 3
Lao village along route 3




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