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  • Faja da Agua is a village with a magnificent setting on a bay. Nearby the inoperative airport remembers te remoteness of Brava island.
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  • Early in the morning children gather in front of the school and lineup to sing the national anthem before the teacher. Most school facilities in the country are in poor conditions.
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  • Early in the morning children gather in front of the school and lineup to sing the national anthem before the teacher. Most school facilities in the country are in poor conditions.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
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  • biblioteca fondation ahmed al mahmoud com manuscritos arabes do sec XI ao XIX. chinguetti, mauritania. africa2007.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • Ancient arab manuscripts part of  the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library, in Chinguetti.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • Ancient arab manuscripts part of  the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library, in Chinguetti.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • Ancient arab manuscripts part of  the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library, in Chinguetti.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
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  • The Friday mosque is supposedly dated of the 13/14th century and the squared minaret is said to be the 2nd oldest in use in the world. Chinguetti, a medieval trading center founded in the 13th century, now home of some libraries full of ancient arab manuscripts
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  • Chinguetti, a lost village in the Adrar region, once an important home of Muslim scholars and Madrassas, today is famous for it's private libraries with ancient arab manuscripts from medicine to religion, some dating back to the 9th century.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • biblioteca fondation ahmed al mahmoud com manuscritos arabes do sec XI ao XIX. chinguetti, mauritania. africa2007.
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  • Passengers load their luggage in the feery boat. Sometimes Brava island gets isolated for several days when sea conditions doesn't allow ships to approach Furna's harbour, the only one in the island.
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  • An old lady is helped to descend from the ferry boat. Sometimes Brava island gets isolated for several days when sea conditions doesn't allow ships to approach Furna's harbour, the only one in the island.
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  • In Furna people gather on the top of a rock fishing. Furna is the village where is located the only harbour that serves the island when sea conditions allows ships to navigate.
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  • One hiker waives in the top of a hill on Brava's east coast. On the background massive Fogo island is omnipresent with its 2829 metres vulcano.
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  • A shepperd waits for the cattle to refresh in the abandoned village of Vinagre in Brava's east coast. Vinagre is so called because of the acid fountain water that reminds vinegar.
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  • The steep ancient path that sheperds used from Nova Sintra to Faja da Agua zigzags through a deep valley.
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  • One hiker walks in the ancient path used by sheperds in the direction of Faja da Agua village. On the background massive Fogo island is omnipresent with its 2829 metres vulcano.
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  • A girl walks on a street in Nova Sintra, Brava island capital village. This village is a gem of simple colonial architecture featuring humble houses in a plateau about 600 metres from sea level.
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  • A window in a colonial building in Brava's capital village Nova Sintra. This village is a gem of simple colonial architecture featuring humble houses in a plateau about 600 metres from sea level.
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  • Sorriso (Smile) is the nickname of one of the characters better known by Bravas people. This adolescent is known to be a thieve and the population will always advise the tourist to be carefull.
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  • A liberian football player portrayed in the ferry from Brava to Fogo island. After fled his homeland Liberia due to civil war more than 15 years ago this refugee lived in Gambia and Guinea Conakri before going to Cape Verde to play football as a way of earning his life.
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  • A child sleeps held by his father while waiting for the ferry from Brava to Fogo island. Sometimes Brava island gets isolated for several days when sea conditions doesn't allow ships to approach Furna's harbour, the only one in the island.
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  • A coastal guard checks papers while the ferry is unloaded. Sometimes Brava island gets isolated for several days when sea conditions doesn't allow ships to approach Furna's harbour, the only one in the island.
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  • Children play in Furna where is located the only harbour that serves the island when sea conditions allows ships to navigate.
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  • Girls chat on the way to a water spring on Brava's east coast. Nearby, Furna is the place where is located the only harbour that serves the island when sea conditions allows ships to navigate.
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  • Brava's coast is very scenic featuring many bays and cliffs.
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  • The portrait of a young shepperd  in the abandoned village of Vinagre in Brava's east coast. Vinagre is so called because of the acid fountain water that reminds vinegar. The young man is wearing a political t-shirt from one of the candidates for President.
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  • One of the many stone ways that lead to abandoned villages in the east coast of Brava island.
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  • A dog sitting on a wall and boys walking in a cobblestone road are a common sight in Brava island, a place where the pace of time has always been slow.
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  • On the way out from Nova Sintra a lookout with a cross marks the end of the town center on the road the continues to Furna, the place where is located the only harbour that serves the island when sea conditions allows ships to navigate.
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  • A young girl holds a baby in a bar in Faja da Agua village. The average age of Cape Verde population is 23 years old
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  • In the steep ancient path that sheperds used from Nova Sintra to Faja da Agua, the way passes in Lavadura village that reminds Machu Picchu for its setting among mountain peaks and for the number of stone walls.
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  • In the steep ancient path that sheperds used from Nova Sintra to Faja da Agua, the way passes in Lavadura village that reminds Machu Picchu for its setting among mountain peaks and for the number of stone walls.
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  • Boys taking care of a bougainvillaea tree. With a mild climate, the smaller of Cape Verde islands has the nickname of "flower island".
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  • A small village hanging on the top of a cliff. Brava island is very hilly featuring high cliffs and deep valleys. On the distance the Secos islets can be seen.
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  • A bougainvillaea tree marks the fence of a little farm in Brava island. With a mild climate, the smaller of Cape Verde islands has the nickname of "flower island".
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  • A view of Nova Sintra, the capital village of Brava island situated on a cooler plateau about 600 metres from sea level. On the background massive Fogo island is omnipresent with its 2829 metres vulcano.
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  • As in neighbour Fogo island, in Brava one can find many people with light skin and eyes. Brava and Fogo inhabitants are targeted by other islands population that joke saying "they think they are white people"
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  • Old men spend the day playing cards  or going to the few bars open in Nova Sintra.
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  • School boys coming from school in Nova Sintra. Capeverdian students wear uniform so that the rich and the poor look the same.
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  • A couple kiss in Eugenio Tavares square which is the center of  Nova Sintra and it's where its population converge. Know as "the flower island" Brava  has in its capital village Nova Sintra a gem of simple colonial architecture ..
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  • Eugenio Tavares square is the center of  Nova Sintra and it's where its population converge. Know as "the flower island" Brava  has in its capital village Nova Sintra a gem of simple colonial architecture .
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  • Know as "the flower island" Brava  has in its capital village Nova Sintra a gem of simple colonial architecture and its streets are arborized with many kinds of trees like these fig trees.
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  • A franciscan monk passes in a street in Nova Sintra, the capital village of Brava island.
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  • A child plays in Nova Sintra, the capital village of Brava island the most inacessible of the nine inhabited islands of Cape Verde archipelago.
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  • Varandinha Beach is one of the most remote and attractive in Boavista island.
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  • North Laos enjoys abundant natural resources. It has advantageous geographic location and the conditions needed for developing industries. The variety of natural resources of the country turned Lao into China’s investment. <br />
The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
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  • North Laos enjoys abundant natural resources. It has advantageous geographic location and the conditions needed for developing industries. The variety of natural resources of the country turned Lao into China’s investment. <br />
The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017205.jpg
  • The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017202.jpg
  • The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017200.jpg
  • North Laos enjoys abundant natural resources. It has advantageous geographic location and the conditions needed for developing industries. The variety of natural resources of the country turned Lao into China’s investment. <br />
The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017199.jpg
  • North Laos enjoys abundant natural resources. It has advantageous geographic location and the conditions needed for developing industries. The variety of natural resources of the country turned Lao into China’s investment. <br />
The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017198.jpg
  • North Laos enjoys abundant natural resources. It has advantageous geographic location and the conditions needed for developing industries. The variety of natural resources of the country turned Lao into China’s investment. <br />
The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017195.jpg
  • The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017192.jpg
  • The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017089.jpg
  • Town residents gather at the town school building in Majatre, Honduras for the visit of a priest who makes his way up into the mountains to conduct mass once a month.  Many of Honduras small villages lie in remote mountainous areas, isolated from the larger towns with no water or electricity.  Honduras is considered the third poorest country in the Western Hemisphere (Haiti, Nicaragua). With over 50% of the population living below the poverty line and 28% unemployed, Hondurans frequently turn to illegal immigration as a solution to their desperate situation. The Department of Homeland Security has noted an 95% increase in illegal immigrants coming from Honduras between 2000 and 2009, the largest increase of any country.
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  • A coffee grower in the remote village of Majastre, Honduras smiles as he talks with his friends.  Honduras is considered the third poorest country in the Western Hemisphere (Haiti, Nicaragua). With over 50% of the population living below the poverty line and 28% unemployed, Hondurans frequently turn to illegal immigration as a solution to their desperate situation. The Department of Homeland Security has noted an 95% increase in illegal immigrants coming from Honduras between 2000 and 2009, the largest increase of any country.
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  • Fr. Craig Pregana an American priest from Fall River, MA conducts mass in the remote village of Majastre, Honduras once a month.  The event brings all of the villagers to mass conducted in the only school house on the mountain.  Honduras is considered the third poorest country in the Western Hemisphere (Haiti, Nicaragua). With over 50% of the population living below the poverty line and 28% unemployed, Hondurans frequently turn to illegal immigration as a solution to their desperate situation. The Department of Homeland Security has noted an 95% increase in illegal immigrants coming from Honduras between 2000 and 2009, the largest increase of any country.
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  • The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017211.jpg
  • North Laos enjoys abundant natural resources. It has advantageous geographic location and the conditions needed for developing industries. The variety of natural resources of the country turned Lao into China’s investment. <br />
The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017210.jpg
  • North Laos enjoys abundant natural resources. It has advantageous geographic location and the conditions needed for developing industries. The variety of natural resources of the country turned Lao into China’s investment. <br />
The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
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  • North Laos enjoys abundant natural resources. It has advantageous geographic location and the conditions needed for developing industries. The variety of natural resources of the country turned Lao into China’s investment. <br />
The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017203.jpg
  • North Laos enjoys abundant natural resources. It has advantageous geographic location and the conditions needed for developing industries. The variety of natural resources of the country turned Lao into China’s investment. <br />
The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017197.jpg
  • The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017196.jpg
  • North Laos enjoys abundant natural resources. It has advantageous geographic location and the conditions needed for developing industries. The variety of natural resources of the country turned Lao into China’s investment. <br />
The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
    h_00017193.jpg
  • The country mass production is still based on traditional, self-sufficient natural and agricultural economy and its resources make Chinese companies interested to improve the overland access to China for new over land trades and manufactures. Chinese companies are investing by improving the national roads, which link provinces with neighboring countries and it will contribute substantially to Lao development. The next following years will be an important period for Northern Lao. The development of Lao will strengthen the trade between. Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Laos is the only landlocked country and with good mineral resources, China will take profit by investing in the neighboring country.<br />
The price that Lao is paying for development alters the green scenery and while the roads are being built, the population of the countryside suffers from massive waves of dust from the trucks that are constantly passing by. <br />
However, the richness of natural resources and good investment environment provide Laos a good foundation to attract more investments. In recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Laos have developed significantly and the investment of Chinese enterprises in Laos keeps on the rise, both countries established extensive cooperation in the fields like agriculture, agricultural machinery and industries. <br />
For China, Laos provides a growing avenue to export products to wider Southeast Asia, particularly from its remote and less-developed, landlocked southwestern regions. <br />
Consequently, Chinese people that come to control their business are populating the north of Lao. The roads are under construction and the jungle landscape is changing rapidly.
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  • The Harbour of Barra Grande, Maraú Peninsula, in the brazilian state of Bahia. Barra Grande is a small town near Taipus de Fora whose harbour is the main spot where depart boat trips to islands and remotes beaches around Maraú Peninsula. Diego Murray / 4See
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