The Crocodile Stone.

Champasak

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March 25th 2006
The journey from North to South went a lot quicker than planned. We stopped briefly in Vientiene, didn't think much of the city considering it was the capital, and made a dash for it south. We ended up here for a couple of days to check out the Ankor period ruins of Wat Phu Champasak. ... read more

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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