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Old is Gold: Classic Photographs Nepal

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Pashupatinath Temple Basantapur Durbar Square Annapurna Mountain Range from Sarangkot infrared photograph  Boudhanath Buddhist tower of Boudhanath Farming, suburban Kathmandu Farmland, suburban Kathmandu From Sarangkot, Memo infrared photograph From Swayambhunath, Kathmand Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Farmland, suburban Kathmandu Kathmandu Valley From Swayambunath Rice paddy fields, outside Kathmandu swoyambunath  Water buffaloes, pond, suburban Kathmand Bhaktapur Gate Jomsom Bhaktapur Road Dhaulagiri From Sarangkot Patan Durbar Square Fewa Lake from Sarankot Golden Plated Tap Patan (Sundhara) Jomsom  Between jomsom n marpha Thapathali Mahaboudha Patan New Road Kathmandu Kaligandaki River  Patan Durbar square Sanepa, suspension bridge Red Machindra Nath Jatra Patan

Lake Tilicho

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Tilicho lake  is one of the highest lakes in the world. It is 4,949 m high in the  Annapurna  range of the Himalayas in  Manang  district of  Nepal   .Another source lists Lake Tilicho as being 4,919 meters high (16,138 feet). Mountain lakes are known to geographers as  tarns  if they are caused by glacial activity. Tarns are found mostly in the upper reaches of the Himalaya, above 5,500 meters.  Due to the extremely inhospitable surrounding terrain and the difficulties associated with reaching the area, this lake is rarely visited by outsiders. It was also the site of one of the highest ever altitude scuba dives. A Russian diving team consisting of Andrei Andryushin, Denis Bakin and Maxim Gresko conducted a scuba dive in the lake in 2000. Trekkers attempting the Annapurna Circuit route usually cross the watershed between Manang and Kali Kandaki valleys over the 5414 meters high Thorong La  pass. The alternate route skirting Tilicho Lake from the north has been gaining popularit

Awesome Nepal

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Pokhara Baudhanath Stupa Glacier Lake Remarkable Annapurna from Pokhara