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Photos made in Laos. There are a number of photos of Buddhism in Laos, travel photos from Vientiane, Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng and pictures of daily life in rural Laos.

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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Buddhist Monks in Luang Prabang, Laos, go about their "Tak Bat," Lao for "monks morning rounds." The monks collect alms in the form of food from people who line their route. For the monks, it is the only food they get that day, for the people it's a chance to "make merit." Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the spiritual capital of Laos. There are dozens of "wats" or temples and thousands of monks in the city. It is still the center of Buddhist education in Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A boy drives his canoe up the Mekong River past Don Khone in the 4,000 Islands area of southern Laos. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A boy drives his canoe up the Mekong River past Don Khone in the 4,000 Islands area of southern Laos. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Boys play football (soccer) behind the old elementary school in Don Khone. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Boys play football (soccer) behind the old elementary school in Don Khone. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Boys play football (soccer) behind the old elementary school in Don Khone. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A tourist boat rest on its side in the Mekong River on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A man carries bamboo poles on his motorbike in the countryside on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Boys ride their bikes on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Boys ride their bikes on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: The only remaining narrow gauge train engine on Don Khone Island. The French built a narrow gauge train the length of Don Khone in the late 1890s so they could bypass the waterfalls that flank the island and make the Mekong River here unnavigable. The train engine is now a tourist stop on the island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Water buffalo, also sometimes called carabao, graze in a fallow rice field near Don Khone village. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Women riding in a tuk-tuk, or three wheeled taxi, on Don Khone. Three years ago there were no tuk-tuks on Don Khone, now there are more than 50. Most serve the tourists but more and more local people are using them. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Women riding in a tuk-tuk, or three wheeled taxi, on Don Khone. Three years ago there were no tuk-tuks on Don Khone, now there are more than 50. Most serve the tourists but more and more local people are using them. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Water buffalo, also sometimes called carabao, graze in a fallow rice field near Don Khone village. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: There are no markets on Don Khone so a couple of motorcycle owners have turned their bikes into rolling convenience stores. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: There are no markets on Don Khone so a couple of motorcycle owners have turned their bikes into rolling convenience stores. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: There are no markets on Don Khone so a couple of motorcycle owners have turned their bikes into rolling convenience stores. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Lao woman on a tractor used as a bus near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  The funeral pyre of a man who died in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  The funeral pyre of a man who died in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  The funeral pyre of a man who died in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:A Buddhist monk says a final prayer before lighting the funeral pyre of a man near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A mourner puts kindling next to the coffin of a man about to be cremated near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Mourners gather for the cremation of a man from Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Mourners gather in front of the coffin before a man's cremation in the jungle near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Mourners gather in front of the coffin before a man's cremation in the jungle near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A Buddhist monk holds a picture of his father before the man's cremation in the jungle near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A Buddhist monk finishes the crematorium of a man from Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Men move the coffin into place before the cremation of a man from Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Men move the coffin into place before the cremation of a man from Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A funeral procession takes a recently deceased man to his cremation near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A funeral procession takes a recently deceased man to his cremation near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A funeral procession takes a recently deceased man to his cremation near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A funeral procession takes a recently deceased man to his cremation near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A funeral procession takes a recently deceased man to his cremation near Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. In the southern Lao funeral tradition, the deceased is cremated at the place of his choosing, usually a place he (or she) was especially fond of. In this case, the man chose to be cremated in a small clearing in the jungle a few kilometers from his home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A boy watches a funeral procession in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Men lift the coffin of a friend out of his home during his funeral in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Mourners pray at a funeral in a home in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Mourners pray at a funeral in a home in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Mourners pray at a funeral in a home in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Mourners pray at a funeral in a home in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Mourners pray at a funeral in a home in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A mourner lights incense at a funeral at a private home in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman at the wake for her husband in their home in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: The Mekong River at the south end of Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Gasoline for sale in reused water bottles on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: The Mekong River at the south end of Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A man in motorized canoe approaches the south end of Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A man in motorized canoe approaches the south end of Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island. This is the southernmost point in Laos, Cambodia is in the background.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A statue of the Buddha at Wat Khone Nua in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Girls pray after presenting alms to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Girls pray after presenting alms to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Girls present alms to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Girls wait to present alms to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Girls wait to present alms to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman makes an offering to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman makes an offering to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Buddhist monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Buddhist monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman prays while she waits for monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman makes an offering to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman prays while she waits for monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A man makes an offering to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman makes an offering to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman makes an offering to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman makes an offering to monks from Wat Khone Nua on their morning alms' rounds, called the "tak bat" in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman rides her scooter on the main street in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A tourist boat navigates through 4,000 Islands near Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A boy pulls in his fishing nets near Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Floating bungalows in the Mekong River for tourists visiting Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Tourist boats parked at the main dock in Don Khone on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A laborer unloads bricks brought to Don Khone Island from the Lao mainland. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A laborer unloads bricks brought to Don Khone Island from the Lao mainland. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: An old railroad bridge built by French colonials connects Don Khone Island to Don Det Island. The French built the narrow gauge railroad so they could haul freight through the 4,000 Islands and around the waterfalls in the area. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: People's graves, called "chedis," at Wat Khone Yai, a Buddhist temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: The main street in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A bicycle rental shop in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Gasoline for sale in recycled water bottles on Don Khone. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: People present alms and offerings at a Buddhist temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: People present alms and offerings at a Buddhist temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: People present alms and offerings at a Buddhist temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: People present alms and offerings at a Buddhist temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A woman prays in a Buddhist temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A woman prays in a Buddhist temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Buddhist monks leads a service in a temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  Buddhist monks leads a service in a temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A boy prays in a Buddhist temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A woman prays in a Buddhist temple in Don Khone village on Don Khone Island. Don Khone Island, one of the larger islands in the 4,000 Islands chain on the Mekong River in southern Laos. The island has become a backpacker hot spot, there are lots of guest houses and small restaurants on the north end of the island.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A fisherman walks back to shore with his catch at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A fisherman walks back to shore with his catch at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A fisherman checks his day's catch at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A fisherman checks his day's catch at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS:  A fisherman checks his day's catch at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A fisherman walks back to shore with his catch at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A fisherman walks back to shore with his catch at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: Fisherman shake out their nets and fish traps at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A fisherman walks back to shore with his catch at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A fisherman shakes out his nets and fish traps at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2016 - DON KHONE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS: A fisherman sits on the shore at Khon Pa Soi Waterfalls, on the east side of Don Khon. It's the smaller of the two waterfalls in Don Khon. Fishermen have constructed an elaborate system of rope bridges over the falls they use to get to the fish traps they set. Fishermen in the area are contending with lower yields and smaller fish, threatening their way of life. The Mekong River is one of the most biodiverse and productive rivers on Earth. It is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes: over 1,000 species have been recorded there, second only to the Amazon. The Mekong River is also the most productive inland fishery in the world. The total harvest of fish from the Mekong is approximately 2.5 million metric tons per year. By some estimates the harvest in the Tonle Sap (in Cambodia) had doubled from 1940 to 1995, but the number of people fishing the in the lake has quadrupled, so the harvest per person is cut in half. There is evidence of over fishing in the Mekong - populations of large fish have shrunk and fishermen are bringing in smaller and smaller fish.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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