Word: hinthapatha
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...Vang Viang, that has meant a leap in the number of guesthouses from three in 1999 to more than 35 today. No one tracks the exact number of tourists coming through town each season, but the village chief, Phet Hinthapatha, estimates the increase is something like 100% a year. He believes the foreigners are having a positive impact in a town that as late as 1998 was getting no tourists. "Look at all the stuff we can sell them," says the chief, sitting shirtless on a wooden bench, flicking at a wasp with a loose sarong. "Food, skirts, backpacks, toilet...
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