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Bolaven plateau (all images)

Lying to the northeast of Champasak in southern Laos, the Bolaven plateau is an area of highlands between 1000m and 1300m, with lots of rain and a relatively fresh climate ("relatively" as the south of Laos can get very hot). The plateau is crossed by several rivers and has many scenic waterfalls. Due to its fertile soil and good climate the Bolaven plateau is farmed intensively. Coffee plantations, both large and small are to be found everywhere on the plateau.


01 Panorama view	02 Twin waterfalls	03 Twin waterfalls	04 Twin waterfalls	05 Twin waterfalls


06 Twin waterfalls close-up	07 Twin waterfalls	08 Waterfall	01 Waterfall	02 Waterfall


03 Waterfall	04 River	05 Waterfall


06 Waterfall	07 Waterfall	08 Waterfall


09 Waterfall	10 Waterfall	01 Trail to waterfall	02 River and picnic area


03 Waterfall	04 Waterfall	05 Waterfall	06 Woman cooking soup	07 Rice being steamed


01 Waterfalls	02 Waterfalls	03 Waterfalls


04 Waterfalls	05 Waterfalls	01 Coffee plants	02 Coffee plants	03 Coffee berries


04 Coffee berries	05 Coffee plants	06 Coffee berries and leaves	07 Coffee berries	08 Coffee flowers


09 Coffee flowers	10 Coffee plants	11 Coffee plants	12 Coffee berries and leaves	13 Coffee plants


14 Coffee plants	15 Coffee berries	16 Coffee berries	17 Coffee flowers	18 Coffee berries


19 Green coffee berries	20 Green coffee berries	21 Coffee plantation owner	22 Coffee beans drying in net	23 Harvested coffee berries in net


24 Harvested coffee berries	25 Nets	26 Harvested coffee berries	27 Harvested coffee berries


28 Coffee beans being dried	29 Coffee beans being dried	01 Tea leaves	02 Tea bushes	03 Tea leaves


04 Tea leaves	01 Waterfall	02 Waterfall	03 River and forest	04 Trees


05 River and forest	06 River and forest	07 River and forest	08 River and forest	09 River and forest


10 River and forest	11 Riverbank and tree	12 Tree and sky	13 Tree trunk	14 Tree tops and sky	15 Trail across the forest


16 Treetops	17 Riverbank and trees	18 River and fisherman	19 White reed flowers


20 Panorama view with dry rice paddies	21 Dry rice fields	22 Meadow and trees


23 Savanna and tree	24 Reed plant	25 Savanna	26 Pond and trees


27 Brooms	28 Tree along the road	29 Sunset	30 Hill at sunset	01 Market


02 Market	03 Market	04 Old man with hat and Mao dress	05 View of city	06 View of city and flags


07 Block and street	08 Girls on the street	01 Houses	02 Houses	03 Lao girl


04 Trail to the creek and children	05 Plots along creek	06 Lettuce field	07 Lao children walking along the creek	08 Watermill along creek


09 Watermill along creek	10 Rice seeds being crushed	11 Trail to the creek and children	01 Buddhist temple	02 Buddhist temple	03 Door with golden carvings


04 Girl with conical hat	05 Main street	06 Vegetables vendor	01 Gate	02 Temple front view	03 Temple front view


04 Temple side view	05 Plumeria Frangipani	01 Traditional Lao wooden house	02 Traditional Lao wooden house	03 Traditional Lao wooden houses


04 Lao wooden house on pole	05 Lao wooden house on pole	06 Traditional Lao wooden house	07 Traditional Lao wooden house	08 Traditional Lao wooden house


01 Village houses and trees	02 Villagers crushing rice	03 Wooden houses with leaves roofs	04 Wooden houses with tin roofs	05 Wooden house with leaves roof


06 Wooden houses with leaves roof	01 Wooden house with leaves roof	02 Village	03 Restaurant and house with tin roof


04 Wooden house with leaves roof	05 Wooden house with leaves roof	06 Wooden house with leaves roof	07 Wooden houses with leaves roofs	08 Wooden house with leaves roof


09 Wooden house with leaves roof	10 Wooden house with leaves roof	11 Wooden houses with leaves roofs	12 Girl wearing sarong	13 Wooden houses with leaves roofs