Ban Houayxay Virág (Helyi Virágbolt)

Ban Houayxay (variations of spelling including Ban Houei Sai and Ban Huay Xai) is the capital of province on Bokeo in Laos, the province that borders Thailand. The area is known for its sapphire mines, its vicinity to Thailand and Myanmar, and for its protected areas. The Bokeo Nature Reserve in particular, the region’s largest protected area, was originally created to protect the population of black-cheeked gibbon monkeys in the area, which is an endangered population. In the reserve, some of the flowers that can be found are different kinds of hibiscus, frangipani, and lotus flowers in the wetter areas.