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The mighty Himalayas rise to snowcapped peaks that are the very rooftop of the world. Sinuous green terraces wind as far as the eye can see along mountain valleys. Prayer flags adorn lively temples that reveal colorful ancient scrolls and exquisite carvings. This is Nepal. On this trip we explored the land and meet the people. These are some of the things we did in Nepal - Trek on stone paths threading pristine hillsides and sweeping valleys ... float on a river raft through untouched forest ... ride through lush jungle in search of wildlife. Throughout the journey, our Trip Leader Avash’s lifetime of experience added color and dimension to every moment.We encountered, interacted and learned about the Nepalese people where they live, farm, and pray—in the foothills of the soaring Himalayas, along the pristine Seti River, in bountiful Chitwan National Park, and in the kaleidoscopic swirl of Kathmandu and the beauty of Pokhara.
Nepal is roughly a trapezoidal shape, about 500 miles long and 120 miles wide, with an area of 56,827 square miles. Nepal's geological processes began 75 million years ago when the Indian tectonic plate began a north-eastward drift. Simultaneously, the Tethyn oceanic crust, to Nepal’s northeast, began to slide under the Eurasian plate. These dual processes both created the Indian Ocean and caused the Indian continental crust eventually to under-thrust Eurasia and to uplift the Himalayas. The Indian plate continues to move north relative to Asia at about 2.0 inches per year. This makes Nepal an earthquake prone zone, and periodic earthquakes, as the one in 2015, have devastating consequences and present a significant hurdle to development.
Officially it is the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is located mainly in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. With an estimated population of 26.4 million, it is 48th largest country by population and 93rd largest country by area. It borders China in the north and India in the south, east and west. Bhutan is separated from Nepal by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten largest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the capital and the largest city. Nepal is a multiethnic country with Nepali as the official language.
Nepal's flag is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular in shape. The constitution of Nepal contains instructions for a geometric construction of the flag. The red in the flag is for victory in war or courage. The flag's blue border signifies Nepalese people's desire for peace. The moon on the flag is a symbol of the peaceful and calm nature of Nepali, while the sun represents the aggressiveness of Nepali warriors. The national flag was adopted in 1928.
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