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Mountain Marketplace
(visitnepal.com)
START HERE This is your A to Z site covering everything from shopping to hotels in Nepal. There are even lessons in cultural sensitivity and a beginner's guide to art and religion.
Sneak Preview
(gorp.com/gorp/publishers/LyonsPress/annapur.htm)
FLOGGING HERZOG Excerpts of Maurice Herzog's Annapurna, a harrowing account of the first ascent of the 8,090-m peak in 1950, can be found on this travel and adventure website. It's a shameless ploy to get you to buy the book, and it's effective. The riveting tale of danger and survival may well have you happily shelling out for more.
Hot off the press
(nepalnews.com.np)
BARE BONES This news site carries the online editions of many Nepal publications, including the English-language Kathmandu Post. It may not look pretty, but it is chock-full of local coverage, from the latest updates on the Maoist insurgency to the most recent assaults on Nepal's highest peaks.
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