Indochina 2009

Photos by Adam Jones

These photos were taken during two months in Indochina
(Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) from May to July 2009.

Photo Gallery 38: Laos - Phonsavanh and the Plain of Jars

This gallery: final shots from the Plain of Jars.

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The wreck of a Soviet tank piloted by the North Vietnamese, who did plenty of damage themselves in this
area, intervening to support the Pathet Lao guerrillas and to secure their western flank against US ground invasion.

II.

This photo and the next: local wildlife.

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This photo and following: Site 3 of the Plain of Jars.

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This photo and following: the capital of Xieng Khuang province, Muang Khoun, was obliterated
in US bombing raids from 1966-69, eventually leading to the capital being shifted to Phonsavanh. Here,
the remains of a bombed-out Buddhist temple.

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This photo and following: the ruins of the French hospital in Muang Khoun.

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