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  • 15 MARCH 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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  • 15 MARCH 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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  • 15 MARCH 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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  • 15 MARCH 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A tourist in Luang Prabang, Laos, photographs Buddhist Monks as they 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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  • 15 MARCH 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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  • 15 MARCH 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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  • 15 MARCH 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A tourist in Luang Prabang, Laos, photographs Buddhist Monks as they 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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  • 15 MARCH 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A tourist in Luang Prabang, Laos, photographs Buddhist Monks as they 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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  • 15 MARCH 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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  • 15 MARCH 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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  • 15 MARCH 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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  • 15 MARCH 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Detail of carvings on the door of the Royal Funerary Carriage House at Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang. The carriage hasn't been used since the early 1970's after the Pathet Lao abolished the monarchy in 1975. Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang. The temple was built in 1560 and was a royal temple until the end of the Laotian monarchy in 1975. 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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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A man works on his fishing nets in a village north of Luang Prabang, Laos.  Laos is criscrossed by a series of rivers and fish is a staple in the Lao diet. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A "naga" head on the Royal Funerary Carriage at Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang. The carriage hasn't been used since the early 1970's after the Pathet Lao abolished the monarchy in 1975. The temple was built in 1560 and was a royal temple until the end of the Laotian monarchy in 1975. 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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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Snakes in bottles of "Lao Lao," home brewed rice whiskey, in a village in northern Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Snakes in bottles of "Lao Lao," home brewed rice whiskey, in a village in northern Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Monks chant in the "sim" (ordination hall) of Wat Sop in Luang Prabang, Laos. 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Monks chant at Wat Sene in Luang Prabang, Laos. 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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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Men play bocce ball in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. The French brought bocce ball to Laos when the colonized the country. Fifty five years after the French left it's still popular in the mountains around Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Novice monks work on a new hall they are building at their temple in Luang Prabang, Laos. 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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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Men play bocce ball in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. The French brought bocce ball to Laos when the colonized the country. Fifty five years after the French left it's still popular in the mountains around Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Monks relax in the evening at Wat Sop in Luang Prabang, Laos. 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Monks chant at Wat Sene in Luang Prabang, Laos. 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Novice monks work on a new hall they are building at their temple in Luang Prabang, Laos. 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: River traffic on the Mekong River as it passes Luang Prabang, Laos. 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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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A juice vendor on the streets of Luang Prabang, Laos.  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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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: French colonial architecture in Luang Prabang, Laos. 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 / ZUMA Press
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  • 15 MARCH 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman in Laung Prabang prepares to give alms to Buddhist Monks as they 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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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Men play bocce ball in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. The French brought bocce ball to Laos when the colonized the country. Fifty five years after the French left it's still popular in the mountains around Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A family does their laundry at a well built by World Vision Singapore in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Laos is one of the poorest countries in the world and many NGOs are very active there. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 MARCH 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman in Laung Prabang prepares to give alms to Buddhist Monks as they 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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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Children at an elementary school in Luang Prabang, Laos, learn classical Lao dance.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Children at an elementary school in Luang Prabang, Laos, learn classical Lao dance.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 16 MARCH 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman sells wild still living wild fowl at a road side stand south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Subsistence hunting is still a way of life for many people in rural Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Children play with their tops in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A man and his grandson in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman makes brooms along the side of the road while a bus passes her in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A mahout (elephant trainer) walks his elephant down a country road near Luang Prabang, Laos. Laos used to be known as the "Land of a Million Elephants" because of the large number of elephants, both wild and working, in the country. The Laotian elephant population is dwindling as wild elephant are hunted or suffer loss of habitat and modern technology in industries that used to use elephants, like logging, switch to mechanized tools. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A jerry rigged car ferry takes a truck and motorcycle across the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. The Mekong is the artery of Laos and slices the country into east and west but there are few bridges across the river so most people cross on boats.  Photo by Jack Kurt
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A girl sells rice and eggs in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman buys tomatoes in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. 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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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Monks in evening prayers at Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang. The temple was built in 1560 and was a royal temple until the end of the Laotian monarchy in 1975. 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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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A monk uses a gong to call other monks to evening prayers at Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang. The temple was built in 1560 and was a royal temple until the end of the Laotian monarchy in 1975. 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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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A Hmong woman carries reeds to her home near Vang Vieng, Laos. The Hmong are the largest ethnic minority in Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Children play with their tops in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Children play with their tops in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman makes brooms along the side of the road in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A mahout (elephant trainer) walks his elephant down a country road near Luang Prabang, Laos. Laos used to be known as the "Land of a Million Elephants" because of the large number of elephants, both wild and working, in the country. The Laotian elephant population is dwindling as wild elephant are hunted or suffer loss of habitat and modern technology in industries that used to use elephants, like logging, switch to mechanized tools. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A motorcyclist boards a jerry rigged car ferry to go across the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. The Mekong is the artery of Laos and slices the country into east and west but there are few bridges across the river so most people cross on boats.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Men wait for a ferry to dock in Luang Prabang, Laos. The Mekong is the artery of Laos and slices the country into east and west but there are few bridges across the river so most people cross on boats.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: European tourists watch a woman make fried pastries in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A vendor pigs' legs for a customer in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. 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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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A boy shows off his top in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Hmong children in a town south of Luang Prabang, Laos. The Hmong are the largest ethnic minority in Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A boatman guides his small boat across the Mekong River near Luang Prabang, Laos. The Mekong is the lifeline of Laos and the country's artery. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A mahout (elephant trainer) walks his elephant down a country road near Luang Prabang, Laos. Laos used to be known as the "Land of a Million Elephants" because of the large number of elephants, both wild and working, in the country. The Laotian elephant population is dwindling as wild elephant are hunted or suffer loss of habitat and modern technology in industries that used to use elephants, like logging, switch to mechanized tools. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A man rides his motorcycle off of a jerry rigged car ferry across the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. The Mekong is the artery of Laos and slices the country into east and west but there are few bridges across the river so most people cross on boats.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A "tuk-tuk" (three wheeled taxi) carries a fare in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: European tourists watch a woman make fried pastries in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Dried fish for sale in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A vendor sets out fresh chicken in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. 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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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A vendor sets out potatoes in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. 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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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:   Art work on the exterior wall of a small shrine at Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang. The temple was built in 1560 and was a royal temple until the end of the Laotian monarchy in 1975. 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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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A food stand at the night market in Luang Prabang is in front of the National Museum. The museum was the Royal Palace until the end of the Lao monarchy in 1975.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A newly wed couple greets guests at their wedding reception north of Luang Prabang, Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A hostess serves Johnie Walker Scotch to guests arriving at a wedding reception north of Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Looking from east to west across the Mekong River in north of Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Women peel garlic in a market in Luang Prabang, Laos.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A shopper buys produce from a vendor in the Hmong market in Phou Khoun, Laos. Phou Khoun is about halfway between Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A family on their motor scooter along Highway 13 between Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 16 MARCH 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A man poles his small boat in the twilight down the Nam Xong River in Vang Vieng, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 16 MARCH 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Rice fields south of Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman works a loom in a women's weaving cooperative in Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman works a loom in a women's weaving cooperative in Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A newly wed couple greets guests at their wedding reception north of Luang Prabang, Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A newly wed couple greets guests at their wedding reception north of Luang Prabang, Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Green bananas on a tree in northern Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Statues of Buddha in a Buddhist shrine in the Pak Ou caves near Luang Prabang. The caves house thousands of Buddha statues and is one of the most important Buddhist sites in Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Statues of Buddha in a Buddhist shrine in the Pak Ou caves near Luang Prabang. The caves house thousands of Buddha statues and is one of the most important Buddhist sites in Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A man prays at a Buddhist shrine in the Pak Ou caves near Luang Prabang. The caves house thousands of Buddha statues and is one of the most important Buddhist sites in Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Toothpaste for sale in a store in Luang Prabang, Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Women make table centerpieces and decorations for a wedding in Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A Buddhist monk in Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A barbecues meat vendor in the Hmong market in Phou Khoun, Laos. Phou Khoun is about halfway between Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A Cabbage field near Vang Vieng, Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A woman harvests cabbage from her fields near Vang Vieng, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A woman harvests cabbage from her fields near Vang Vieng, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: Girls pedal their bikes to school in Vang Vieng, Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: Limestone karsts dominate the countryside along the Nom Xong River in Vang Vieng, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A man poles a customer across the Nam Xong River in Vieng Viang, Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A woman harvests cabbage from her fields near Vang Vieng, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A woman harvests cabbage from her fields near Vang Vieng, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 16 MARCH 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Ducks sit on the edge of rice fields south of Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Green bananas on a tree in northern Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Statues of Buddha in a Buddhist shrine in the Pak Ou caves near Luang Prabang. The caves house thousands of Buddha statues and is one of the most important Buddhist sites in Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Women make table centerpieces and decorations for a wedding in Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Women make table centerpieces and decorations for a wedding in Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Buddhist novices study in front of their temple in Luang Prabang, Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 13, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A Buddhist monk studies at a temple in Luang Prabang, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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