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Trekking sign

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Creator
Margery H. Freeman
Date created
September 25, 1984
Location
Ghorepani, Nepal
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Trekking sign--showing directions and distance

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A sign for trekking routes at Ghorepani, Nepal. These signs are meant for tourists and they are exclusively in English — an indication of the extent to which tourism in Nepal is geared toward international travelers rather than toward domestic travelers.

Ghorepani is in the Annapurna region of Nepal while Jomosom is the center of the Mustang District, a part of Dhawalagiri Zone. The district lies across the Himalayas in the Tibetan plateau and encloses the Lho Mang Thang. The district is famous for Muktinath (a popular Hindu pilgrimage site), along with its apples and distilled Marpha brandy.