Rhino up close

Royal Chitwan National Park

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December 27th 2006
Finally finishing this entry. We woke up the next morning to a white and dripping world again- this is a very foggy time of year in the lowlands of Nepal. After receiving our lunch boxes (each containing 4 boiled eggs- maybe the kitchen staff thought we needed a lot of protein?!) we walked down to the river where we boarded the dreaded dugout canoes again. With 7 people ours was riding very low an ... 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