Myanmar, formerly Burma, with an ancient culture and a religious tradition that have persisted right through to the present day, is a country of many different races and creeds, though little is known about some of the minority groups. People who have heard of Myanmar know it as “the Land of Pagodas” or “Golden Land”. Thanks to the predominance of Buddhism, the tourist will find himself choosing between thousands of temples and shrines. Now is the moment to visit this extraordinary land, scattered with gilded pagodas, where the traditional ways of Asia endure and areas that were previously off-limites are opening up.

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