Everest, is that you?

A Variety of Heavens

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March 25th 2011
I. Heaven 1 In theory, Kathmandu has one of the most dramatic backdrops in the world - the mountainous shield of the Himalayas. But being set in a valley and being as congested a city as it is, the air quality can be, to put it mildly, poor. There was a general haze most days I was in Nepal, obscuring the horizon. You know the mountains are out there, somewhere, but much of the time they ar ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

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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