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


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


Hmomg girls waiting to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game
Hmomg girls waiting to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game


Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game
Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game


Ox-plowing a rice paddy
Ox-plowing a rice paddy


Hmong child
Hmong child


Man planting rice
Man planting rice


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


Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village
Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village


Woman walking on a dusty road
Woman walking on a dusty road


Woman weaving in a Lao village
Woman weaving in a Lao village


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


Boatman on the Nam Tha River
Boatman on the Nam Tha River




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