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Nepal awaits tourism boost after Everest bash.
(From Agence France Presse)
With the lanterns fading on the 50th anniversary celebrations of first conquest of Everest, the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal now awaits the tourism dividends of basking in the international spotlight.
But the surprise resignation of prime minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand on Friday has come as a reminder that the country has still to convince visitors life has returned to normal after years of a bloody Maoist insurrection and political instability.
Seldom has Nepal benefited from an international image as positive as the one it has projected over the past week.
Dozens of journalists have given lavish coverage to the celebrations marking the ascent of Edmund Hillary and the late Sherpa Norgay Tenzing to the highest point on earth on May 29, 1953. They have shown the world a welcoming country, full of colour and blessed by the gods with snow-topped mountains and luxuriant valleys.
More than ever, Everest has served as a beacon while the government invited Hillary and other heroes of mountaineering to join in celebrations to promote Nepal as a tourist destination.
The officials think they have succeeded.
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