Ban Pako Explained

Hotel Name:	Ban Pako
Location:	Laos
Pushpin Map:	Laos
Coordinates:	18.1589°N 102.8583°W
Number Of Rooms:	22

Ban Pako, also known as Ban Pako Eco Resort, is an ecotourist resort lodge and ancient site along the Nam Ngum River, approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Vientiane, Laos. The area is a major archaeological significance with the remains on an ancient temple which has been excavated and revealed evidence of ancient metal working and textile making in the area and that the inhabitants had advanced skills in pottery.^{[1] [2]} The resort has 22 rooms and the buildings are low and made traditionally with thatched roofs.

External links

• Official site
• Photograph from the river

Notes and References

1. Book: Anna Källén. Anna Karlström. Lao Pako: a late prehistoric site on the Nâm Ngum River in Laos . Archaeopress . 1999 . 44 . 978-0-86054-995-6.
2. Marwick . Ben . Bouasisengpaseuth . Bounheung . The History and Practice of Archaeology in Laos . Handbook of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology . 2017 . 89–95 . 10.1007/978-1-4939-6521-2_8 . Springer New York . 978-1-4939-6519-9 . en.