Stunning and picturesque landscapes formed by scattered limestone rockformations in Viengxay. Laos

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Viengxay caves in North-Eastern Laos are an extensive network of caves in limestone mountains. Four-hundred eighty of these caves were used by the Pathet Lao during the Second Indo-Chinese War to shelter from American bombardment. Up to 23,000 people lived in the caves, which contained a hospital, a school, Pathet Lao offices, bakeries, shops, and even a theatre

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Size: 3527px × 5351px
Location: Laos Southeast, Asia, Asian, Indochina Vieng Say Viang Xai Viengxai Viengxay Houa Phan
Photo credit: © Bert de Ruiter / Alamy / Afripics
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