Tour Mustang

Click and drag in the image above. This panorama was shot from the ancient wall that surrounds Lo Monthang. Workers can be seen repairing a parapet wall on one corner of Thubchen Gompa, a 15th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery that houses priceless 24-foot-tall wall paintings. Champa Gompa, the tallest monastery in the image, is the oldest monastery in Lo Monthang and is believed to date back to the 14th century. All monasteries in Mustang are painted in deep red, a color with religious significance. Mustard fields surround the city, and ruins of an ancient palace fortress can be seen on one of the dry hills in the distance.