A Hindu pilgrim stood anxiously next to a bus stand in Mustang, Nepal. “I’m going to burn my passport,” he told me. “I’m going to destroy all my documents and cross the border. I came ...

Situated in the rain shadow of Dhaulagiri and Nilgiri Mountains, Nepal's Upper Mustang area attracts tourists with its breathtaking landscapes.

Closed to outsiders until the 1990s, Nepal’s former Mustang Kingdom is considered one of the most culturally preserved ... a vernacular architectural element that once measured each homestead's ...