Word: songnam
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...Akha village of Ban Lorcha, about an hour's drive away from Chiang Rai, is providing an interactive educational experience for visitors by becoming a living museum. "This project has been very valuable for our community," says Ban Lorcha Community Based Tourism Development Project director Songnam Ritwanna. "In the past, tourists just walked through the village, but no one could explain to them the culture, so they didn't learn anything. The villagers didn't get any money, so they saw no value in keeping their traditional ways." Today, entry fees of about a dollar per person have paid...
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