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4 unusual facts about Ban Houayxay


Ban Houayxay

Asian Highway 3, which runs through Ban Houayxay, extends north to Yunnan Province of China and south to Chiang Rai Province of Thailand.

Probably the most popular means of transport are boats (speed and slow boats, freighters, luxury cruisers for tourists and others) running down the Mekong to Pakbeng, Luang Prabang and other destinations.

Pakbeng

Pak Beng (Lao: ປາກແບ່ງ) is a small village in Laos, located on the Mekong River about halfway between the Thai border at Huay Xai and Luang Prabang, Laos.

Wiang Chiang Khong

It is the northernmost border crossing of the country into Laos (with Houayxay on the opposite shore of the Mekong).



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