Kids with their marigold necklaces

Maoists and marigolds

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October 31st 2007
It didn't take long to bump into the Maoists. Minutes after starting out on the first morning, there they were, waving their big, red flag and trying to collect money. I say trying, because they didn't always succeed. On the earlier trek, I had walked right through a similar Maoist "check-point," refusing to stop and give them my money. I heard they were collecting 100 rupees (though I have sin ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna

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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