Bakthapur

Kathmandu Valley

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November 29th 2007
The Friendship Highway linking Lhasa to Kathmandu in the Himalayan Range (in realidad is a dirt road ...) is amazing. Probably it is called a highway because it is a way high up....( or at least I cannot think of any other reason.) The first thing you notice is the contrast as you traverse between the mountains from north to south. The southern nepali side is covered with lush vegetation and clo ... read more

Asia » Nepal

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more