Day 22: We may never leave here
November 5th 2009 Luang Prabang is a small city. Our Lonely Planet guide estimates the population at 26,000 but we'd guesstimate about 50,000 in and around the downtown. The entire population of Laos is only 5-6 million and many people live in rural areas and grow crops or breed livestock. Interesting note: there are approximately 130 different ethnic groups in Laos.
Luang Prabang is the jewel of Laos. A sle
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