Luang Prabang, The Hill Tribes - #

We visited three Hill Tribe peoples of Laos. The Hmong, the Khmu and the Lao. Each was unique, inviting and charming. The Hmong live in the highest hills, the Khmu in the mid hills and the Lao in the low hills.

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Approaching Luang Prabang from my window seat on Lao Airlines. Hills and mountains of Laos.

A pineapple farm on the way to the Hilltribes. We ate lucious, fresh pineapple.

Home of a Hmong tribe. The Hmong are descended from Mongolian nomads. They are industrious and known for living in the hills and highlands, with their homes built on bare earth in order to accommodate their livestock and protect themselves against the highland winds. The Hmong are renown as fierce fighters. The worked with the CIA during the Vietnam war.

The Hmong were celebrating the new year in lavish costume

Playing a courting game. The girls and boys toss balls to one another. Sometimes the girl picks up the ball, other times..

Approaching Luang Prabang from my window seat on Lao Airlines. Hills and mountains of Laos.

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