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Is this the year Laos breaks through?

LAUREN DeCICCA / NEW YORK TIMES
                                Buddhist monks walk through the streets in Luang Prabang, Laos, collecting alms shortly after sunrise on Oct. 23.
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LAUREN DeCICCA / NEW YORK TIMES

Buddhist monks walk through the streets in Luang Prabang, Laos, collecting alms shortly after sunrise on Oct. 23.

LAUREN DeCICCA / NEW YORK TIMES
                                Motorists drive through Vang Vieng, Laos, on Oct. 21. The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism but the government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists.
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LAUREN DeCICCA / NEW YORK TIMES

Motorists drive through Vang Vieng, Laos, on Oct. 21. The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism but the government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists.

LAUREN DeCICCA / NEW YORK TIMES
                                Buddhist monks walk through the streets in Luang Prabang, Laos, collecting alms shortly after sunrise on Oct. 23.
LAUREN DeCICCA / NEW YORK TIMES
                                Motorists drive through Vang Vieng, Laos, on Oct. 21. The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism but the government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists.