KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - As Nepal readies for celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest, merchants, hotel owners and others dependent on the country's limping tourism industry are preparing for what they hope will be an influx of tourists.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors used to flock each year to this Himalayan kingdom, drawn by the world's highest mountains.
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