Monday 27 October 2008

Vietnam

Mt. Fansipan up 12 places in new world wonders vote



Lao Cai Province is preparing for a Fansipan climbing competition to open in Sa Pa town on Nov. 14.

According to the Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism department of the northern mountainous Lao Cai Province Tran Huu Son, the advancement was attributed to a campaign launched by the province from early October to the end of December.

Lao Cai Province is preparing for a Fansipan climbing competition to open in Sa Pa town on Nov. 14. The competition expects to attract 300 climbers.

Fansipan is the highest peak in Indochina at 3,143 m. It is dubbed “the Roof of Indochina”. The mountain is to be approved as one of the very few ecotourist spots of Vietnam with 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species.

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