Odyssey Illustrated Guide to Bhutan (Odyssey Illustrated Guides)

This new edition comes complete with revisions of all practical information and a list of travel agents and products of Bhutan's developing tourist industry. An introduction includes history, geography, economy, government, flora and fauna, festivals and the arts. The book also includes information on trekking and mountaineering. Anthropologist Francoise Pommaret describes everyday life in Bhutan, a country set in the mountains between India and China. The book includes special sections on Bhutanese medicine, "chortens" and "mandalas" and "the important stages in life".