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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A man walks a water buffalo through the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:    Fighting cocks are put through their paces in the bird market in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The birds were not fighting, their fighting skills were being demonstrated for prospective customers. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Water buffalo for sale at the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   An old cart wheel in a pasture behind the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chaing Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   An old cart wheel in a pasture behind the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chaing Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  Cattle in the back of a pickup truck in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:     A farmer with his ties up his water buffalo before selling it at the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:     A farmer with his ties up his water buffalo before selling it at the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:     Water buffalo for sale at the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:     A farmer with his water buffalo before selling it at the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Novice monks walk through the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai, Thailand on their alms rounds. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Novice monks walk through the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai, Thailand on their alms rounds. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  People cross the highway to get to the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:    Fighting cocks are put through their paces in the bird market in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The birds were not fighting, their fighting skills were being demonstrated for prospective customers. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk and farmer use their cell phones after the monk bought two calves at the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The monk bought the calves to make merit and give it to a poor family in his temple. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  Ropes for sale in the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:      A man walks a cow he just purchased through the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A farmer with a face mask in the market in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Thai farmer with an American style cowboy hat at the Sanpatong buffalo market in northern Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Thai farmer with an American style cowboy hat at the Sanpatong buffalo market in northern Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Thai farmer with an American style cowboy hat at the Sanpatong buffalo market in northern Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:     A farmer with his water buffalo before selling it at the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Novice monks walk through the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai, Thailand on their alms rounds. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Novice monks walk through the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai, Thailand on their alms rounds. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A grilled chicken vendor in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Iced drinks for sale in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Iced drinks for sale in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:     A man selling a fighting cock shows the bird off in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Fighting cocks for sale at the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  Green Fanta for sale at the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:      A man walks a cow he just purchased through the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SanpatongMarket031.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   An old cart wheel in a pasture behind the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chaing Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  Women ride a motorcycle through the dust in the Sanpatong livestock market. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Men relax in the Sanpatong livestock market. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A man walks a cow through the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Thai farmer with an American style cowboy hat at the Sanpatong buffalo market in northern Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A farmer unloads a water buffalo from his pickup truck to sell it in the market in Sanpatong. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Novice monks walk through the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai, Thailand on their alms rounds. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:    Fighting cocks are put through their paces in the bird market in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The birds were not fighting, their fighting skills were being demonstrated for prospective customers. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SanpatongMarket041.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:    Fighting cocks are put through their paces in the bird market in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The birds were not fighting, their fighting skills were being demonstrated for prospective customers. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Men load a buffalo calf into a pickup truck in the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk and farmer negotiate over a calf the monk bought at the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The monk bought the calf to make merit and give it to a poor family in his temple. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   A lottery ticket seller in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:      A man walks a cow he just purchased through the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A man walks a cow through the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  Water buffalo for sale at the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Men relax in the Sanpatong livestock market. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:     Water buffalo for sale at the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   Novice monks walk through the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai, Thailand on their alms rounds. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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