laos

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related: spotlight award flickrgroup: [|Ecotourism Asia] editing: http://planeta.com/laos


 * Laos** is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Of the country's 237,000 square kilometers, about 70% of the country is mountainous. The highest peak, Phou Bia reaches 2,817 meters (9,242 feet). Other geographic features include the Xieng Khouang and Bolavens Plateau and the Mekong River Valley which forms part of the boundary with Thailand.

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Headlines
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/life/special/30305102#.WI63d7KE6Yo.twitter http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/nov/14/laos-elephant-caravan-parade

flickr
[|Laos images]

tourism portals
[|Laos Tourism] [|Laos] - [|Ecotourism Laos] is an official site of the Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA) and was created and is maintained with the support of the LNTA-Asian Development Bank’s Greater Mekong Subregion Sustainable Tourism Development Project. http://www.ecotourismlaos.com/news/index.htm http://ohmag.la/ecotourismlaos/index.php/news/274-news-from-the-nz-lao-tourism-support-project

Spotlight Award
Ecotourism Spotlight Award Winner 2007, 2008, 2009!

Tourism Companies
[] - [|@Greendiscovery]

Wildlife Sanctuaries
[] - https://www.facebook.com/pages/elephant-conservation-center/123614824388181

Facebook
[|Xe Pian National Protected Area]

YouTube
[|Xepian]

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Festivals
Lao New Year is celebrated April 14-16.

Tourism Insider
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Elsewhere on the Web
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/laos http://www.laos-hotel-link.com [] - http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g737155-d739087-Reviews-The_Gibbon_Experience-Huay_Xai_Bokeo_Province.html

Indigenous Peoples
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Editing
[|Laos] [|Vientiane]

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