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[The
Birth Place of Buddha]
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Introduction:
Nepal is country of amazing
extremes. There are the world's highest mountains including
Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest 8850 m) towering above populated valleys
and forested plains in which the lordly tiger and trundling
rhinoceros live. Enchantment is everywhere, be it on the shoulders
of high mountains, on terraced farmlands meticulously carved
like stairways out of hill ridges on cascading mountain rivulets
and rushing rivers, or in forests full of wildlife, flowers
and bird son. Something for everybody or the weary in search
of personal Shangri-La. Also, Nepal is one of the richest
countries in the world in terms of bio-diversity due to its
unique geographical position and latitudinal variation.
NEPAL is a land of great altitudinal
and scenic contrasts. Jagged peaks, the highest in the world,
delineate the northern border while placid streams meander
through hot, tropical forests and lowland cultivations in
the south.
In Kathmandu, the capital or
in its suburbs, to cross a street is to travel across centuries.
Shrines, temples, palaces, palace-squares, ageless sculptures
and legends that are parts of every brick and stone and gilded
masterpiece, make Kathmandu Valley a verifiable living museum.
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