MUSTANG, Nepal — On a crisp morning after a night of rain, the breeze diffuses the smell of wet earth in the village of Kagbeni in Mustang, Nepal’s trans-Himalayan frontier. The perennial Kali Gandaki ...

Nepal, Oct. 31 -- Everyone who has visited Mustang describes it as enigmatic, majestic, and dreamlike. My recent four-day trip evoked the same emotions, but my critical consciousness has noted more ...

The completion of an all-weather road has transformed ‘lower’ Mustang, shifting from a remote trekking hub to a mass tourism destination. Visitor numbers has surged nearly 50% in one year, fueled ...