Nepal's vibrant tourism begins at home

Women-led local homestay program spearheads reform in Himalayan nation

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Cooking with locals at the Bhada Community Homestay in the Chitwan region of southern Nepal's Terai plains. (All photos by Chan Kit Yeng)

MARCO FERRARESE, Contributing writer

KATHMANDU -- The temperature is reaching 42 C in Barauli, a village in Nepal's southwestern Terai region, but nobody seems to care -- despite the unforgiving morning sun, locals and travelers have come together to play a cross-cultural game, and the fun beats the heat.

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