Sunlight breaks through the monsoon clouds building around the Kathmandu valley

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Taken September 2004 as dramatic weather patterns form above Kathmandu capital of Nepal. The clouds often tower up to impressive heights thrust up by the mountains around the valley. Here a hilltop village surrounded by pines and coniferous trees with terraced farmland catches some evening sun in a temporary break in the cloud

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Size: 5443px × 3629px
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Photo credit: © Nepal Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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