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Should You Travel to Nepal Right Now? What Locals Want International Travelers to Know
Whether you have travel planned, or are considering booking a trip, here's what experts on the ground say.

“Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. According to sacred texts and Buddhist commentaries, Queen Maya gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, in Lumbini, c. 563 BCE. Lumbini is one of four most sacred pilgrimage sites pivotal in the life…”