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East of Pakse, the largest town in southern Laos, the Bolovens Plateau is a fertile agricultural area about 1,200 meters above sea level that the French colonialists earmarked for coffee, cardamom and rubber cultivation. Despite this, it is relatively sparsely populated, although there is a diverse ethnic mixture in the villages scattered around as a result of tribal displacement during the Vietnam war. Because of its attractive natural beauty, it is an area that is being slowly opened up to tourism.