Crocodile farm

Can Tho to Chau Doc

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February 19th 2013
Feb 16 Lucy's birthday We were up early to take the boat to the floating markets. This is a way of life that may be disappearing in Vietnam. At first there were few roads and so people living by the river would take their goods to market by boat. A huge pole advertises what they were bartering because no one exchanged money to begin with, just the goods. Later the market grew with people serv ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Can Tho

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more