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


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Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area
Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area


Deforestation and rice fields
Deforestation and rice fields


Forest along the Nam Ou river
Forest along the Nam Ou river


Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong
Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong


Deer meat drying in the sun
Deer meat drying in the sun


Dry rice fields and rainforest
Dry rice fields and rainforest


Flower bowl
Flower bowl


Rice fields in Luang Prabang province
Rice fields in Luang Prabang province


Deforestation in southern Laos
Deforestation in southern Laos


Rice fields on Don Khong
Rice fields on Don Khong


Dramatic karst formation along the Nam Ou
Dramatic karst formation along the Nam Ou


Songbirds in the Luang Prabang morning market
Songbirds in the Luang Prabang morning market


Plumeria-shrouded staircase at Wat Phot
Plumeria-shrouded staircase at Wat Phot


Oxplowing a rice paddy
Oxplowing a rice paddy


Rice fields on Don Khong
Rice fields on Don Khong


Weaving in Nam Gneane Cultural Village
Weaving in Nam Gneane Cultural Village


River insects in a bowl as food in the Luang Prabang morning market
River insects in a bowl as food in the Luang Prabang morning market


Clear-cutting in Laos
Clear-cutting in Laos


Creek below Tad Kwang Si waterfall
Creek below Tad Kwang Si waterfall


Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos
Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos


Village and road near NEPL
Village and road near NEPL


Deforestation for a rubber plantation along the Nam Ou river
Deforestation for a rubber plantation along the Nam Ou river


Aerial photos of forest fragments and riparian forest strips on an otherwise deforested plain in Southern Laos
Aerial photos of forest fragments and riparian forest strips on an otherwise deforested plain in Southern Laos


Men fishing on the Mekong in the early morning
Men fishing on the Mekong in the early morning


Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area
Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area


Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si
Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si


Tad Lo waterfall
Tad Lo waterfall


in the Luang Prabang morning market
in the Luang Prabang morning market


Karst massifs in  Nam Et-Phou Louey
Karst massifs in Nam Et-Phou Louey


Rice fields in Luang Prabang province
Rice fields in Luang Prabang province




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