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Discover Ban Kolaa in Laos

Ban Kolaa in the region of Bokèo is a place located in Laos - some 235 mi or ( 378 km ) North-West of Vientiane , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ban Kolaa

Local time in Ban Kolaa is now 05:30 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Vientiane " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mae Chan, Lampang, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, and Dien Bien Phu. When in this area, you might want to check out Mae Chan . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ban Kolaa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Golden Triangle - Thailand, Myanmar & Laos

6:25 min by andrenok
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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 ..

Hey, that's my Mum!

0:26 min by GTAEF
Views: 1687 Rating: 5.00

On Nam Khong's first trip to the grassland Pumpui takes a short suckle on Makam - Nam Chok adds security and Lam Yai looks on. ..


Bottom's Up!

1:13 min by nataliefabulous
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Sampling snake whiskey in Laos ..

Actionwoms RTW trip 2008-09 Thailand 15

0:20 min by ActionWom
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Thai market along the banks of the meekong at The Golden Triangle ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.37 100.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Burma–Thailand border, Geography of Chiang Rai Province, International rivers of Asia, Rivers of Burma, Rivers of Thailand, Tributaries of the Mekong River

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.36 100.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Border tripoints, Crime in Thailand, Geography of Southeast Asia, Illegal drug trade in Southeast Asia, Opium

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.

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Located at 20.28 100.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: 2011 in Burma, 2011 in China, 2011 in Thailand, Chiang Rai Province, Mass murder in 2011, Mekong River, Murder in Burma, Murder in Thailand, People murdered by organized crime, Piracy

Tachileik District

Tachileik District is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 1 towns and 295 villages. It is one of the 4 districts of Eastern Shan State.

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Located at 20.68 100.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Districts of Burma, Shan State