Kathmandu is the largest city in Nepal. It is situated in a large valley in the Himalayan foot hills. It was the home of some prosperous medieval kingdoms on the trading route to Tibet. It is now a combination of a tourist mecca and a third world city struggling to claw its way to become a developed nation with modern industry and prosperity. In the sixties, the tourists were hippies seeking enlightenment and the meaning of life. Now the tourist crowd is dominated by people seeking the experience of a trek in the Himalayas. The town is a maze of small shops and restaurants catering to tourists.
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