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

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Tiretrack eels for sale in a market in Laos Man plowing a rice paddy Monks in a Lao village Preparing river weed for drying Waiting for the boys to play pov pob Hmong child in dragon jacket Man poling a raft up the Nam Tha River Hmong woman with child Lao woman spinning thread People crossing the Nam Ou river Monks in a Lao village Tiretrack eels for sale in a market in Laos Woman planting rice Man smoking a hand-rolled tobacco cigarette Lao children Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes Hmong girls Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village Ox-plowing a rice paddy Man collecting from the Nam Tha River Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game Man plowing a rice paddy using an ox Hmong girl in traditional clothes texting on a mobile phone Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game Monks in a Lao village Monk in a boat on the Nam Ou river Hmong children in Laos Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game Boy pushing a bicycle tire down a road with a stick Hmong children in Laos Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9