Vang Vieng
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Vang Vieng is a small town in the Vientiane Province of Laos. It is popular with tourists, specifically backpackers, seeking adventure sports as well as its karst topography. It is on the Nam Song Riv
Vang Vieng viewed from a hot air balloon
South view from the top of Mount Nam Xay during the monsoon
Landscape from the top of Mount Nam Xay, early morning
Paddy field in Vang Vieng
Karst
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Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and c
Vang Vieng
…is a small town in the Vientiane Province of Laos. It is popular with tourists, specifically backpackers, seeking adventure sports as well as its karst topography. It is on the Nam Song River, 130km north of Vientiane (2 hours by car or bus). Vang Vieng was first settled around 1353 as a staging post…
Typical karst terrain of the Dinaric Alps
Li Jiang fengcong (cone karst) in Guilin as part of the South China Karst
Karst formation of the Serra de Tramuntana
Global distribution of major outcrops of carbonate rocks (mainly limestone, except evaporites)