Nepal – Muktinath (3'700 m)

Muktinath / Ranipauwa (in the district of Mustang) is the starting point for crossing the Thorung La Pass (5'416 m) from the west side.
The village itself is hardly attractive, few traditional buildings are dominated by numerous modern hotel and restaurant buildings, which were built in the last years. The infrastructure is simple, access roads and the local road are not paved, the power supply is only conditionally reliable.

In nearby Jharkot Monastery, children receive schooling and training in classical Tibetan medicine from Buddhist monks (for 14 years). The children live there in a kind of boarding school.

(28.81585, 83.86392); [60°] – OpenTopoMap