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Laos

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October 14th 2005
If Thailand is beautiful, Laos is stunning: craggy limestone cliffs draped in virgin jungle cover nearly every corner of the country, the landscape carved by big brown rivers that spill over the jungle like a chocolate milk on green carpet. Everyone smiles in Laos. Entire villages (including dogs, pigs, and chickens) gather on the river banks, waving wildly and yelling ''Sa-ba-dee'' (hello) at tou ... read more

Asia » Laos

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more