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| Sa Pa is located in Lao Cai Province, north-west Vietnam, and 350 km north-west of Hanoi, close to the border with China. |
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| The whole Sapa District is dominated by the Hoang Lien Son mountain rangewhich is at the Eastern extremity of the Himalayas, being famous with the Vietnam’s highest mountain of Fa si panat a height of 3,142 m above sea level. |
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| The town of Sa Pa lies at an altitude of about 1,600 m, bringing in a cool and foggy site of Sa Pa. |
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| Thanks to the height of 1,600 m above the sea level, the average temperature of the area is always 15-18°C, cool in summer, but a bit cold in winter |
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| Sapa is famous both for its fine, rugged scenery and for its rich cultural diversity. |
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| Its naturally gifted beauty keeps attracting more and more people to spend their vacation there since then. Particularly, the place is the foremost choice for honeymoon couples! |
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| Sunrise on Coc San Grotto |
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Heaven's Gate in Sapa
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