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

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Girl waiting for boys to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game among the Hill tribes in Laos Village along the Nam Ou river Fish sold in a morning market in Muang Khong Hmong child Man plowing a rice paddy using an ox Hmong child in dragon jacket Hmong child in dragon jacket Little girl in a Lao village Villagers collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River Lao children in a Luang Namtha village Hmong girls eating bananas Hmong girl waiting for boys to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game Monk standing on the bank of the Nam Ou river while holding a cell phone Lao children in a Luang Namtha village Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes Woman in Luang Namtha village Lao children in a Luang Namtha village Little girl jump-roping in a Luang Namtha village Children playing a traditional Lao top spinning game Hmong child Kids playing a top spinning game Boy pushing a hoop with a stick Kids playing a traditional top spinning game Hmong woman with child Hmong boy with slingshot Lao children Hmong woman with child Ox-plowing a rice paddy Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes Children playing a traditional top spinning game in Laos Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9