Tibet - October 2006. The stunning turquoise- coloured Yamdrok Lake is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet. It is over 72 km long and surr

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Tibet - October 2006. The stunning turquoise- coloured Yamdrok Lake is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet. It is over 72 km long and surrounded by many snow-capped mountains. Around 90 km to the west of the lake lies the Tibetan town of Gyantse and Lhasa is a hundred km to the northeast. According to local beliefs, Yamdok Yumtso lake is the transformed state of a goddess. It is certainly beautiful enoughÉ

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