War tourism brings foreigners to hike Nepal’s now-peaceful Guerrilla Trek


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The trails where the Maoist party once fought for their independence are now hoped to bring economic stability to the nation, a technique that has succeeded in Vietnam and China.

A new trekking trail to attract more foreigners by allowing them to retrace the memory of Nepal's decade-long Maoist insurgency has been launched by former rebel chief Prachanda to rebuild the country