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• Himalayan Blues Festival 2008

  Between the 15th and the 19th of October 2008, Kathmandu, Nepal, will be coming alive with the sounds of blues bands, which include local and international musicians and groups. Various ...

• Tourism to Combat Global Warming

  With World Tourism Day fast approaching, Nepal officials have come up with a rather unique way of combating global warming. They plan to institute a law that requires that all tourists ...

• Nepal’s Great One-horned Rhinoceros

  The Great One-horned Rhinoceros, also known as the Asian One-Horned Rhinoceros, or Indian Rhinoceros, is found only in the forests and tall grasslands of the Himalayan foothills in Nepal, ...

• Ilam – Queen of Hills

  Situated around 600 kilometers from Kathmandu in the east of Nepal, the hilly district of Ilam, sometimes referred to as “Queen of Hills”, is renowned for its awe-inspiring scenery and for ...

• Discover the Holy Khumbeshwar Temple

  To the North of Durbar Square in Patan, you will find a strikingly old structure that towers above surrounding buildings. The walls are intricately carved and there are large patches of red ...

• Newar Rites of Passage

  In the cities of Patan, Bhaktapur and Newar of Nepal, live the largest concentrations Newar, who are indigenous to the Kathmandu Valley. Practicing Buddhism and Hinduism, the Newar are a ...

• The Enriching Experience of Village Tourism

  Village Tourism in Nepal was created and researched by Dr. Surendra Bhakta Pradhanang, who is well known in the tourism industry and is also the Chairman of the Kathmandu Research Centre. ...

• The Nepalese Olympic Team

  Nepal may be a small country with a reputation for rural villages and large mountains, but that has not stopped it from getting involved in the Olympics. This year at the 2008 Summer ...

• Climbers Welcome Reduction in Off-Season Climbing Fees

  Nepal is a beautiful and fascinating country that is very popular with mountaineers aspiring to conquer some of the majestic mountains that make this country unique. In an effort to ...

• Nima Rumba – Star of Nepal

  Nima Rumba was the second son of three, born in Suvarnapur in Nepal on the 26th of May. Even though he enjoyed music, he never thought he would become a singer and songwriter, seeing himself ...