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A City Surrounded
By the Mountains
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| Phetchabun
is rich with waterfalls, rivers and lakes. Dams have been
built to prevent flooding and control irrigation, creating
popular scenic picnic and recreation areas around the
reservoirs. |
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| However,
it is the mountains that draw tourists. The rolling peaks
of Khao Thor, known as Little Switzerland, were once a
battlefield against communist insurgents. Today, its beautiful
scenery and cool weather attracts many visitors, to see
the mountain-top army base turned into a museum, and enjoy
trekking in the open zoo and non-hunting areas. |
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| The
national parks of Phu Hin Rong Kla, with its stunning
rock formations, and Nam Nao, whose forests are home to
many large animals and birds, are now starting to attract
more and more trekkers and eco-tourists. |
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