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Floating Villages of Southeast Asia

Discover unique stilt houses and floating communities on tranquil waters, showcasing everyday life in these picturesque villages.

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Kompong Phluk. Street scene in stilt village. (Large format sizes available)
Cambodia, Siem Reap, Kompong Phluk. Street scene in stilt village. (Large format sizes available)
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blur philippines house in the slum for poor people concept of poverty and degradationsAfrica, Liberia, Monrovia. Tourists helping move traditional pirogue down Du River.Democratic Republic of Congo, People boarding from GomaAsia, Thailand, AyutthayaWashing clothes in the Cuatro Chorros river Washing clothes in the Cuatro Chorros river, Lancetillo, La Parroquia, Reyna area, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22071802Boat and traditional canal village in ThailandFerry boat to Ko Samui, ThailandBungalows by the Nam Song river, Vang Vieng, Laos, Southeast Asia, AsiaTouristenboot auf dem Fluss Pute im Karst Gebiet Rammang-Rammang, Sulawesi, Indonesien *** Tourist boat at the River Turkey at Karst Area Rammang Rammang, Sulawesi, Indonesia 1082502584Wooden ships and floating houses in the port, River Itaya, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru, South AmericaVietnam, Mekong River Delta, Cai Rang, near Can Tho, people in boat in floating marketGanvie Village Overview With People Getting Around By Boat. The Village Is A Unique Village Built On Stilts, On Lake Nokoué Near Cotonou, BeninStilt houses and traditional Vietnamese wooden boat in the Mekong Delta near Can Tho, Vietnam, AsiaPassengers embarking and disembarking, in the tropical rain, from country launches which are berthed at the shore of Dingapotha, Mohonganj 'haor' (a large body of wetland formed by river and rain water, famous as a fishing area). Netrokona, Bangladesh.VIETNAM - CAN THO - A CAPITAL INTERFACEThe Mekong Delta provides nearly 40% of Vietnam's food production. Can Tho, a hub city in the midst of a vast network of canals, is the nerve center of the region's commercial and cultural activities.Place of trade, the commodities of all the delta are exchanged here. On the river or under hangars, huge markets are present in the four corners of the agglomeration.Can Tho also asserts itself as a cultural center, with its unique university complex attracting students from all over the region.But his ambitions do not stop there. With 1.2 million inhabitants, it intends to continue to ride the economic boom of the Mekong Delta and fully assume its role as capital.The city of Can Tho is now connected to Ho Chi Minh City by a new highway. Modernization is under way.VIETNAM - CAN THO - UNE INTERFACE CAPITALELe Delta du Mekong assure près de 40% de la production alimentaire du Vietnam. Can Tho, ville carrefour au milieu dun vaste réseaux de canauEast Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar Island, Pingwe, young woman walking on the beach at The Rock restaurant in the sea (MR)ASIA, Vietnam, Can Tho, Mekong Delta Landscape of Mekong RiverGroup of people at a floating market, Bangkok, ThailandCAMBODIA, NEAR SIEM REAP, TONLE SAP LAKE, FLOATING HOUSEStraditional village on Sri LankaHouses in dal lake Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotoxSunday market in Ayorou on the bank of the River Niger, Niger, West Africa, AfricaTourists board a traditional decorated long-tailed boat on the Chao Phraya River opposite Wat Arun in Bangkok, Thailand.Woman in Canoe on Tonle Sap Lake CambodiaLocal village market completely at seaCanalMerchants on a boat, floating village, Chong Khneas, Tonle Sap Lake, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, AsiaAsia, India, Kerala (Backwaters). Hauling palm fronds on the Kerala Backwaters.Ahamra region, at the boat landing stage to the waterfalls of the Blue Nile, in the highlands of Abyssinia, Blue Nile, Tis Issat waterfall, Ethiopia, AfricaNyaung Shwe, boat with tourists at canal, water hyacinth, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)Myanmar Inle Lake VillageHuts on the Siem Reap River; Russei Luk, Siem Reap, CambodiaVietnam, Quang Nam Province, Hoi An City, Old City listed at World Heritage site by Unesco, Boat on the Thu Bon River, AsiaAMPHAWA , Sep 10: Amphawa market canal, the most famous of floating market and cultural tourist destination on Sep 10, 2016 in Amphawa ,Thailand.Xe Champhone, Laos. Crossing the river on the way to the village.Fishing village in ThailandVillagers board a small ferry across the Rufiji River in Mwaseni inside Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve) in Tanzania.Laos, Luang Prabang. Nam Khan River, bamboo bridge.Verarmter Bezirk der Stadt Coron, Palawan, Philippinen Impoverished district of Coron town, in the province of Palawan, Philippines. Copyright: xZoonar.com/monticellox 23066149Thailand, Koh Samui , Chaweng Beach, Beach Massage on a four poster bench over the sea with a woman giving a man a massage with a sign displying prices for various treatments.Two men with produce in boat, Cai Rang floating market, Mekong Delta, Ha Giang Province, VietnamTourists in boat, Floating Market, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Ratchaburi, Bangkok, Thailand, AsiaThailand, Loei, Chiangkan, Fishing in Kong river (Editorial Usage Only)Asia, Vietnam, Mekong Delta, Can Tho. Landscape of Mekong River.Vietnam,Hoi An,The Old Town,Commuters on the Hoai RiverAsia, Vietnam, Hoi An, Wooden boats and ferries line banks of Thu Bon River near Central Market at dawnBackwaters Alleppey Alappuzha Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxThe River Mekong is the world's 12th-longest river. From its Himalayan source on the Tibetan plateau, it flows some 4,350 km (2,703 miles) through China's Yunnan province, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, finally draining in the South China Sea. The recent construction of hydroelectric dams on the river and its tributaries has reduced the water flow dramatically during the dry season in Southeast Asia. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Peru, Amazon, Amazon River. The floating village of Belen, Iquitos.Fishing for giant jellyfish near Laem Naew, a fishing village on the North Andaman Sea - THAILANDMaing Thauk township; Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia ; Stilt houses ; stands in the waterVIETNAM - The horticultural village of Sa Dec. Located in southern Vietnam in the Mekong Delta region, Sa Dec is known as the birthplace of writer Marguerite Duras. There is her autobiographical novel The Lover, award Goncourt 1984, in which she delivers the story of her first love in the heart of French Indochina."Garden of Cochin China" is Sa Dec was baptized in the mid-nineteenth century. Bonard, then French governor of Cochin China, saw a land nestled between two main arms of the Mekong and a favorable climate for floriculture. He therefore brought seeds from many species of France.It is six o'clock in the morning when the city comes to life. We start working before the big heat. At sunrise, 300 hectares of chrysanthemums, marigolds, dahlias, hydrangeas, roses, bonsai and others are revealed. At each plot, various smells are interfering with us. We are immersed in the scenery of a film by Hayao Miyazaki.Day after day, trucks and boats queue on the dock to load the more than 12 mFloating market, Mekong, Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, AsiaMyanmar Inle Lake sceneryRice paddies and windmill near Chiang Mai, ThailandOne of the local boats used by the Ngobe Indians as their main form of transport, sheltered under a makeshift lean-to. Channel to entrance at The Ngobe Bugle Indian Village Of Salt Creek Near Bocas Del Toro Panama. Salt Creek (in Spanish: Quebrada Sal) is a Ngöbe Buglé village located on the southeastern end of Bastimentos island, in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Province and District of Panama.The community consists of about 60 houses, an elementary school, handcrafts and general stores. ThHouses by the river, floating market, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Ratchaburi, Bangkok, Thailand, AsiaBackwater, Cochin, Kerala, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotoxAsia, Thailand, Bangkok, Damnoen Saduak floating market entranceFloating Market, Mekong Delta, Vietnam, AsiaVerarmter Stadtteil von Coron-Stadt Impoverished district of Coron town, in the province of Palawan, Philippines. Copyright: xZoonar.com/monticellox 23066247Aerial view of stilt houses cluster over the murky waters, where a green boat sits moored, reflecting the vibrant life of the floating village, Tonle Sap, Cambodia.Fishing basket of the Wagenya tribe, Kisangani, Congo river, DR CongoPeople take a long boat taxi down the Ou River outside of Nong Khiaw. (MR)IN*Mali, fleuve Niger, vendeur dans sa pinasse chargée de marchandisesView of fields at Inle Lake in Myanmar.Myanmar Inle Lake VillageVIETNAM - TOURISMETouristes et expatriés au Vietnam.VIETNAM - TOURISMUSTouristen und Expatriates in Vietnam.Woman panning for gold in the Mekong River, at Pak Ou, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, AsiaShwedagon Pagoda Temple shining in the beautiful sunset in Yangon, Myanmar Burma Shwedagon Pagoda Temple shining in the beautiful sunset in Yangon, Myanmar Burma Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxJahnx 5630822Tourist On Boat Trips In The Mekong Delta Close To Vinh Long, Vietnam.Burma, Myanmar, PUTAO area a porter and a tourist are crossing a river on a bamboo bridgeTha Lay, temple pagoda Phaung Daw Oo Paya, boat, canal, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)Backwaters of Kerala, India, AsiaHouseboats in the lake, Tonle Sap, CambodiaMyanmar, Shan, Lake Inle. Boat passengers disembarking for market day at a small village by Lake Inle in Myanmar.Longboat crowded with children leaving for week at school, seen off by their mothers, Katibas River, Sarawak, island of Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast As...Shack on stilts with washing in river. Date: Chinese fishing net on the backwaters of Kodungallur, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxTourists enjoying backwaters of Ettumanur, Kerala, India, AsiaKHM - PHNOM PENH THE INHARMONIOUSPortrait of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.KHM - PHNOM PENH LINHARMONIEUSEPortrait de Phnom Penh, la capitale du Cambodge.Fishing boat approaches shack on Cubagua Island, Venezuela.Don Det is part of the 4,000 islands, the stunning region at the southern tip of Laos. A long boat takes you to the islands.Round trip thailand july 2017 - nature in Chiang Rai, Akha mountain village . Visit to the nature in Chiang Rai, Akha mountain villagePAPUA NEW GUINEA, SEPIK RIVER, NEAR ANGORAM, TOURISTS IN CANOE, MS WORLD DISCOVERERTypical Laotian village on the Mekong RiverLAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,Indonesia, Sumatra, Gunung Leuser National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Biosphere Reserve mountain rainforest.KHM - PHNOM PENH THE INHARMONIOUSPortrait of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.KHM - PHNOM PENH LINHARMONIEUSEPortrait de Phnom Penh, la capitale du Cambodge.LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,Sidearm of the amazon, Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, South AmericaVietnam. Mekong Delta. Tourists In Rowboats