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| Vietnamese backing won power for the Laos government so political ties between the two are like father and son. Thailand acts as the mother of Laos' economy. Politics and economy meet at bribery and corruption. The Lao have a saying when they can't afford something: "I'm people, not government." |
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Buddha
Park, built in 1958 by Luang Pu, a shaman who merged Buddhism, Hinduism, and strange
art. |
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Pyramids and pumpkins. The concrete pumpkin
contains three internal levels that represent heaven, earth, and hell. No one
can interpret what the rest of the pumpkin means. |
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Small
sculptures torture each other in hell. |