Wat Mai
Next to the Royal Palace Museum along Sisavong Vang Road is the early nineteenth century temple of Wat Mai Suwannapumaram (just \’Wat Mai\’ to…
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Wat Ou-Tai Temple
It is situated in Ban Ou-Tai village, constructed over 500 years ago by Phraya Chakawattiraja. Within the monastery, there is Haw Thane Keo (the…
Read storyVang Vieng Hill Tribe Villages
There are several villages set around Vang Vieng Town. The most recommended are Ban Nam Yen: Yao village, 3km from Tham Nang Phomh, Ban…
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LAOS ETHNIC MINORITIES THE MOSAIC OF ETHNIC MINORITIESOne of South East Asia’s most ethnically diverse countries, Laos has long defied the best efforts of…
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THE LAOS SINCE 1975 In December 1975, the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) was declared the ruling party of the newly-christened People’s Democratic Republic…
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The temple complex of Wat Phou was begun as early as the 7th century AD, though its present form dates mostly from the 11th…
Read storyBuddha Cave
The Tham Pa Fa Cave, located near Na Khang Xang Village in Thakhaek District, recently came into the news following the discovery of 229…
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The Wat Xiengthong is the most beautiful designed temple located at the tip of town, where the Khan flows into the Mekong, is one…
Read storyNam Lan Conservation Area
The Nam Lan Conservation Area (NLCA covers 22,000 ha of mostly densely forested, very steep terrain, at between 600 metres and 1,850 metres elevation.…
Read storyPhou Khao Khouay National Park
The Phou Khao Khouay National Park is located some 70km from Vientiane, and is 2,000 sq km in extent. Within its boundaries are several…
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LAOS LITERATURE THE EARLY LITERATURE OF LAOSAs in neighbouring countries, the earliest literature to emerge in what is now the Lao PDR served to…
Read storyLake and Waterfall in Attapeu
Nong Fa Lake Located a 3-day walk from Sanxay District in the northeast of Attapeu. Situated amid serene natural beauty and fenced by peaks…
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