19.03.20:
Namche Bazaar was founded at the very beginning of the developing of the Khumbu Valley by Sherpas. Due to its convenient location (on the most important trade route from Tibet to Nepal), it has become the most important trading center of the valley.
01.03.20:
According to legend, when the lama Sanga Dorje flew to Khumbu valley from Tibet, he built himself a meditation hut near the village of Dingboche, on the slope of the sacred mountain Nakarjung Ri, where the goddess of prosperity Dolma lives.
09.02.20:
Dudh-Kosi (literally “Milk River”) is one of the seven Kosi rivers that together form the Sapt Kosi River (or simply Kosi), the main tributary of the Ganges. This is one of the highest and most difficult rivers in the world.
05.02.20:
Kathmandu is located in a large valley surrounded by mountains on four sides. One of the most famous places in the city is the hill on which the Swayambhunath stupa is located. This is one of the most revered stupas in Nepal. The Dalai Lama VII said that this stupa is the source of the happiness of the whole world.
29.01.20:
The small village of Machhermo is known for having an yeti incident near to it.
27.01.20:
Nobody lived in the Khumbu valley then. Legends describe the Khumbu Valley of those times as a wilderness, forested and rich in animals, hidden by the Gods from the rest of the world for true believers.
24.01.20:
Gokyo Lakes is a chain of freshwater lakes near the eight-thousander Chou-Yu, at an altitude of 4700-5000m above sea level. It is believed to be the highest mountain lake system in the world.
18.01.20:
Pangboche is the oldest settlement of the Sherpa people and the highest permanently inhabited place in Khumbu (altitude 3900m).
12.01.20:
Sherpas - the people living in the Khumbu Valley in Nepal
06.01.20:
Between the villages of Kumjung and Kundle there is a Mani wall. Local people tell a terrible story about this place.
