Takuche

On to Marpha and Kagbeni

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December 12th 2008
November 5, 2008 Wednesday 2:30 p.m. Marpha Day 16 Dilman just came to us (we’re sitting on a sunny rooftop of the Dhaulagiri Guest House in Marpha) to tell us that Obama has won the election. Tomorrow we’ll be in Kagbeni and should be able to catch some news on the internet. It was quite cloudy yesterday; a few drops of rain fell during lunch, but then stopped while w ... read more

Asia » Nepal

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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