Ban Nammat Gao was an Akha village in the hills high above Luang Namtha town. It was selected in 2000 to be on the route of a newly established tourism trek. It was on one of my early visits to the province that i first visited this village. This picture was taken on one of my many return visits to the village. Unforunately, the village was forcibly resettled in the valley. I am pleased I have an extensive record of the village while it was still inhabited.