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Bhutan

The architecture at the University of Texas at El Paso owes a lot to the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. It all dates back to a National Geographic article in 1914.
Culture
Tourists spend thousands of dollars to schlep to Bhutan when they can just go to El Paso
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Food
Immigrants in New Hampshire are creating an unlikely ethnic food hub
A Bhutanese woman harvesting rice by hand in a Vermont paddy.
Conflict & Justice
Bhutanese refugees prove you can farm rice, in Vermont
Health & Medicine
U.N. summit focuses on how to improve global happiness
Global Politics
Nepalese Immigrants Look for a Home
Environment
Bhutan’s Hydropower Challenge
Arts, Culture & Media
Why it Costs $200 a Day in Bhutan
Conflict & Justice
What’s on Bhutan’s new independent media?
Global Politics
Himalayan Viagra
Conflict & Justice
Bhutan’s tough tobacco laws
Postcard from Bhutan: Gross National Happiness
Arts, Culture & Media
Kingdom in the Himalayas
The Buddha is One…and Zeros
The Living on Earth Almanac
Global Politics
Geo answer
Global Politics
Geo answer: Bhutan
Global Politics
Bhutan’s first democratic election