Pakbeng, Local Village At Mekong River, Laos Editorial Photo

Pak Beng is a small village in Laos, on the Mekong River about halfway between the Thai border at Huay Xai and Luang Prabang, Laos. The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia. It is the world`s twelfth longest river and the seventh longest in Asia. The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls in the Mekong make navigation difficult. Even so, the river is a major trade route between western China and Southeast Asia.