Wat Phou (Vat Phou) in southern Laos – officially known as the Lao People’s Democratic Republic – some 45km southwest of Pakse, is a significant archaeological site that is recognised by ...

The Champasak cultural landscape, including the Vat Phou Temple complex, is a remarkably well-preserved planned landscape more than 1,000 years old. It was shaped to express the Hindu vision of the ...

In February 2003, the Regional Advisor for Culture in the Asia-Pacific Region of UNESCO Bangkok, inquired about the status of the planned road project with relevant government officials of Laos.