Statue in front of a shrine near World Heritage listed Nyatapola Temple in Bhaktapur. The former backpacker mecca Nepal took a turn for the worse duri

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Statue in front of a shrine near World Heritage listed Nyatapola Temple in Bhaktapur. The former backpacker mecca Nepal took a turn for the worse during the Maoist-fuelled civil war that waged here throughout the noughties. Patching up politics and arming itself with a clutch of new hotels and community tourism projects, Nepal is gearing up for a new generation of travellers.

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