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