Explore Mekong Delta Through the Eyes of Travelers

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Planting

Rice is an integral part of life in Vietnam. The Vietnamese economy depends on agriculture and th...

Vietnam / Mekong River Lou Dematteis / Sarah Tilton

Approaching the watchtower, Tra Su Forest Reserve

Six-fifty in the morning, the coach reverses over a prostrate rat outside Saigon's smart Caravell...

Vietnam Philip Game

Deeper into the Delta

Is there anywhere on planet Earth that so teems with life and industry as the Mekong Delta? Anywh...

Vietnam Graham Simmons

The buying and selling never stops at a floating market in Can Tho.

Life on the Mekong

The Mekong. You could spend a lifetime exploring it. One of the world's great rivers, the source ...

Vietnam / Mekong River Lou Dematteis / Sarah Tilton

Workers at a coconut factory shelling plant.

Coconuts, Coffee and Close Calls on the Mekong Delta

While the Mekong Delta is best known for its floating market, the real joy is meeting with people...

Vietnam David Calleja

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