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General
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Introduction
Nepal is a country of amazing extremes. Imagine a
rectangle, 500 by 150 miles (800 by 240km), divided
lengthwise into three strips. The northernmost strip is
the Himalayas; Meaning "abode of snow," and includes
eight of ten highest mountains in the world. The
southernmost region, called the Terai, is an extension
of the Gangetic plain of northern India, containing,
jungles with elephants, rhinoceroses and tigers. These
inhabitants contrast markedly with the yaks and snow
leopard less than 100 miles (160 km) to the north.
Enchantment is everywhere, be it on the shoulders of
high mountains, terraced ridges ascending like stairways
to sky, on quiet or rushing rivers, or in forests full
of wildlife, flowers and birdsong.
Nepal is a round-the-year destination with a difference,
be it summer, monsoon, autumn or winter. One finds an
unsurpassed splendor in all the seasons depending upon
one's mood and choice. Mother nature has gifted this
country with bountiful beauty in all the seasons-the
balmy and moderate summer of the valleys provides with
the opportunity of strolling around the temples,
monuments and shrines in a leisurely manners; the
monsoon provides the vies of the soothing green lush
valleys and an occasional opening up of the snow-capped
peaks all along the northern border. Summer or winter,
during the both extremes of the weather the climate is
surprisingly moderate and soothing.
Nepal closed to foreigners and foreign influence until
1951 now is one of the major tourist destinations in the
South Asia now virtually available at Thamel.com.
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