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Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar (Burma)

After a travel boycott lasting over ten years was lifted (with Aung San Suu Kyi released from house arrest in 2010) a growing number of tourists are discovering this beautiful land full of misty stupas (Buddhist monuments), tranquil lakes and friendly locals, hungry for interaction with the outside world.

Houses and entire villages built on stilts on Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 1225-1181

Monks at the Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 1250-9

A young woman pulls in her nets at the end of the day on Indawgyi Lake, Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 1225-1155

A basket fisherman on Inle Lake scans the still and shallow water for signs of life, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 1225-1179

Women clear grass from rice paddies near Keng Tung, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 1225-1166

Shwe Yan Pyay Monestary, Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake, Myanamar (Burma), Asia - 757-293

A boy takes his buffalo into Inle Lake for a wash, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 1225-1176

A bull cart kicks up a cloud of dust on the road to Indawgyi Lake, Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 1225-1156

Sunset in Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 1250-10

Green chillies in Hpa An Morning Market, Kayin State (Karen State), Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 1109-2996

Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen at sunset on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia - 321-5141

Fishing boat on Maungmagan Beach at sunset, Dawei, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 1109-2982

Two young girls from the long-neck Karen or Padaung tribe, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia - 832-370529

Wooden statue of Lokanatha dating from the 12th or 13th century, Bagan Museum, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 450-2654

Devotees praying, Shwedagon pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 846-1499

Man rowing his little rowing boat at sunrise on Inle Lake, Shan States, Myanmar, Asia - 816-2850

Bullock carts, Myanmar, Asia - 450-2708

Central Market, Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 846-1483

Kyauk Kalap Monastery, Hpa-An, Karen State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 841-1188

Buddhist monk praying at the Golden Rock of Nwa La Bo, Mawlamyine (Moulmein), Mon State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 841-1169

Golden Island Cottages at sunrise, tourist accommodation on Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma) - 321-5129

Shwe Zigon Paya, a golden temple in Bagan area, Myanmar, Asia - 816-2842

Boats arriving at Nampan local market, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 846-1545

Padaung woman, 'giraffe-neck' woman with brass rings which depress the collarbone, Kayah State, Myanmar (Burma) - 29-3483

Umin Thounzeh (30 Caves) Pagoda containing 45 Buddha statues, Sagaing Hill, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 846-1557

Temples and shrines at Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 321-5181

Monk and pilgrims, Kyaiktiyo Golden Rock, Mon State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 841-1199

View over the temples of Bagan swathed in early morning mist, with hot air balloon drifting across the scene, from Shwesandaw Paya, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia - 321-5069

The 70m long Chaukhtatgyi Reclining Buddha at Chaukhtatgyi Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 321-5040

Some of the 45 Buddha images found at a crescent-shaped colonnade at Umin Thounzeh on Sagaing Hill, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia - 321-5090