The Monkey Temple

Monkeys, temples and trash

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November 12th 2007
Fully recovered from my stomach ailment, I finally got to spend some time wandering around the streets of Kathmandu. And was saddened by what I saw: trash, everywhere. It was in the street, around the holy temple complex, along the riverbanks. First, I had to swerve around giant mounds of stinking trash left in the streets. It was probably made worse by the revelry of Tihar -- whereever there's ... read more

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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