The square and markets in Sapa village

Trecking/Tribal Villages in Sapa

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March 8th 2008
Sapa is 10 hours north of Hanoi. Sapa is a village that is home to many Vietnamese tribes, including the H'mongs. I took an overnight train there and back and spent 2 days trecking through rice fields, with a visit to the local school, homes and villages. The scenery is absolutely amazing, levels of land built by hand to produce proper growth conditions for the rice. It's so beautiful and unli ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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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