The area around the Annapurna massif is best known popular trekking distination, located north of Pokhara. The centre piece of this part of Nepal is the range of mountains that includes Annapurna I, the first of the 8000 meter peaks to be climbed. Also included in this general area is another 8000 meter giant, Dhaulagiri, which is located to the west of Annapurna I. Between these two mountains runs the valley of the Kali Gandaki River, the deepest gorge on earth. Combine this with lush, fertile farming land, stands of undisturbed natural forest and a mixture of divverent ethnic inhabitants.
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