17 JANUARY 2013 - DAMNOEN SADUAK, RATCHABURI, THAILAND: A vegetable vendor does business with local residents before tourists arrive at the Damnoen Saduak (also spelled Damnoensaduak) floating market. The floating market in Damnoen Saduak is one of the best known tourist attractions in Thailand. The canal was dug in the 1860's to connect to provincial towns south of Bangkok. At the time it was the straightest, longest canal in Thailand. Thousands of tourists, both foreign and Thai, visit Damnoen Saduak to see the floating market and experience canal life.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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