Saravane Laos
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General Information In the southern of Laos 10,691 square meters Saravane, Ta Oy, Toumlane, Lakhonepheng, Vapy, Khongxadone, Lao Ngarm and Samouay area was previously volcanic and is characterized by striking mountainous landscapes with wide vistas. Travelers can visit some of this still relatively isolated district, where the ethnic people maintain their traditional life styles. The Bolaven Plateau is an important
agricultural base. Its wide range of climate zones and fertile volcanic soil has made it a major producer of coffee and various other fruits and horticultural corps for exports a capital, administrative, economic and cultural center of Saravane Province; it is located on the Riverbank of Sedone River. In the past Saravane town was completely burned and destroyed during Indochina war in 1971. Nowadays the town
has been rehabilitated and developed steadily under the well-designed urban development plan. The remains of two French style buildings from the French colonial time are still found in Saravane. Besides a colorful Market, there are hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, shops, handicraft center can play Petung with the local people sportive at 5:00 pm beside the market is 48 km from Saravane town; it is among
the oldest district in Saravane Province, where the road No. 23 constructed during the French colonial time is passing by to Muong Phin (Savannakhet Province). This road has not been used since 1950; its in the very bad condition local ethnic living in this district is mostly Katang, some Lao Lum and other. They are living basically on lowland rice cultivation combining with some
highland cash crops, livestock, poultry and famous traditional textiles Ta Oy and Samouay Districts Oy and Samouay Districts are located in geographically mountainous region, from Saravane to Ta Oy is 80 km and to Samouay is about 160 km passing through Ta Oy district. The road conditios is not so good. There is a checkpoint for two countries )Laos and Vietnam) in Samouay. This checkpoint is used only
for Laotian and Vietnamese citizens and not allowed for foreign tourists. During the war, the road in Ta Oy, Samouay and Toumlane used to be the famous Ho Chi Minh trail and there are loys of bomb craters and unexploded ordinance (UXO). The local Ethnic living in these regions are Ta Oy, Katang, Pako, kado and Kanay, which are mostly living on slash-and-born cultivation and collecting forest