Touring Ban Houaymakkhuagnao in Laos
Ban Houaymakkhuagnao in the region of Bokèo is located in Laos - some 230 mi or ( 370 km ) North-West of Vientiane , the country's capital city .
Time in Ban Houaymakkhuagnao is now 09:47 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Vientiane " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Phayao, Mae Chan, Lampang, Dok Kham Tai, and Chiang Rai. Being here already, consider visiting Phayao . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Ban Houaymakkhuagnao ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Golden Triangle, Kings Roman Group Casino on the Laos Site
This Casino is located opposite Sop Ruak (Golden Triangle), Thailand, in the Mekong river. The Chinese invest there into a huge entertainment complex, worth 200 to 300 million USD. The leading company ..
Golden Triangle - Thailand, Myanmar & Laos
After our visit to Doi Tung we went to Mae Sai at the Myanmar border, which is Thailand's most northern point. From there we went to the Golden Triangle in Sop Ruak, where we took a boat trip over the ..
En el Vertice del Triangulo de Oro - Tailandia
www.youtube.com La zona denominada Triángulo de Oro de Tailandia está repleta de pequeñas aldeas silenciosas, y rios caudalosos, en una escena salvaje, casi como de Indiana Jones. Por los alrededores ..
Black Teeth and Long Neck Women Bringol's photos around Ban Tha Ton Faen, Thailand (slideshow)
Preview of Bringol's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vide ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
The Golden Triangle is one of Asia's two main opium-producing areas. It is an area of around 367,000 square miles that overlaps the mountains of four countries of Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. Along with Afghanistan in the Golden Crescent, it has been one of the most extensive opium-producing areas of Asia and of the world since the 1920s.
Located at 20.36 100.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Ruak River
The Ruak River is a river at the Thai-Burma border. It originates within the hills of the Daen Lao Range, Shan State, and becomes the boundary river between Thailand and Burma at the confluence with the Mae Sai River at the northernmost point of Thailand. It then meanders to the east until it empties into the Mekong River at Ban Sop Ruak, Tambon Wiang, Chiang Saen district, Chiang Rai Province. The boundary section of the river is 26.75 km long.
Located at 20.37 100.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Mekong River massacre
The Mekong River massacre occurred in the morning of 5 October 2011, when two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of the Mekong River in the lawless Golden Triangle area of Southeast Asia. All 13 crew members on the two ships were killed and dumped in the river. It is the deadliest attack on Chinese nationals abroad in modern times.
Located at 20.28 100.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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