Materials used here have been referenced from the following publications:
Bhandari Bishnu, 1992. The Current Status of Wetlands in Nepal . Courtsey Report presented at the Asian Wetlands Symposium, Kushiso, Japan.
Gurung Harka, Dimensions of Development
Gurung Harka, Nature and Culture: Random Reflections
O'Connor, The Trekking Peaks of Nepal, 1989
Adventure Nepal
Berlitz Travel Guide, Nepal , Macmillan Company
HIMAL
The National Geographic
Nepal Traveller
Many thanks to Pradeep Bashyal,
Arjun Bhagat,
Allex Goh,
John King,
Abhaya Shrestha,
Milan Shrestha,
Zerxes Spencer,
Amulya Tuladhar and
Scott Yost
in helping locate and furnish resources. Special thanks go to
Prof. Dave Joyce for getting all this
started.
I would also like to heartily thank the authors of the articles for the Romance of the Shangri La. I would be most pleased to receive more such compositions from any source.