Nepalese Little Boy

Day #6 - Monjo Arrival

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November 21st 2012
Just before Monjo we stopped by the TIMS checkpoint. All trekkers to the region are required to get a TIMS card, for a fee, and the government uses this revenue to maintain the national parks. One of our guides sorted all the paperwork out with the local army official at the checkpoint. Whilst waiting, a little Nepalese boy probably a little younger than my 4 year old son, was rolling around in th ... read more

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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