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Empty trails and deserted villages: the pandemic brings the mountain economy to a standstill

During the spring trekking season, mountain trails would have been teeming with tourists, but this year, Covid-19 has turned these trails ghostly and desolate. Empty trails and deserted villages: the pandemic brings the mountain economy to a standstill
During this time of the year, Ghandruk would be teeming with trekkers. This year, however, the picturesque village is almost empty. Post File Photo
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Tsering Ngodup Lama
Published at : May 8, 2020
Updated at : May 8, 2020 07:47
Kathmandu

Tsering Ngodup Lama

Tsering Ngodup Lama was a food and travel reporter at The Kathmandu Post, focusing on food security, labour, migration, tourism and travel. Before joining the Post, he was deputy editor at M&S VMAG, and a reporter for The Himalayan Times.


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