Mother and child grinding corn in Ramkot

Corn, kids and hens in Bandipur

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September 10th 2009
We left Chitwan by tourist bus, heading towards Pokhara, but were planning on leaving the bus at Dumre. The trip passed through many tiny villages but still no views of snow capped mountains as the horizon was very hazy. Three hours of traveling before we arrived in Dumre - a dusty roadside bazaar town through which all traffic between Pokhara and Kathmandu passes. There were dozens of buses parke ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Bandipur

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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