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Myanmar bans tourists from climbing ancient Bagan temples
February 23, 2016
A file picture dated 10 November 2015 shows foreign tourists flocking to view the sunset at Shwesandaw Pagoda in Bagan city, Myanmar.
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Yangon - Visitors will no longer be allowed to climb the ancient temples of Bagan, Myanmar, in an effort to preserve the monuments from the thousands of tourists who scale them to see the site's distinctive skyline every year, the government said Tuesday.
February 23, 2016
A file picture dated 10 November 2015 shows foreign tourists flocking to view the sunset at Shwesandaw Pagoda in Bagan city, Myanmar.
EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
Yangon - Visitors will no longer be allowed to climb the ancient temples of Bagan, Myanmar, in an effort to preserve the monuments from the thousands of tourists who scale them to see the site's distinctive skyline every year, the government said Tuesday.
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