Early morning at Van Long

In Search of Delacour's Langurs in Van Long

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December 9th 2006
In order to see this incredibly rare langur, we had to leave Cuc Phuong with Mr. Kwa at 6 a.m. We drove to Van Long, a picturesque area with karst-like formations rising from the land around there. (To read more about Delacour's langur, click here.) Mr. Kwa awoke a woman in a house who, in turn, jabbed her husb ... read more

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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