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Continue on to Nako (3,662m), the highest village in the valley. There is a lake formed out of the masses of the ice and snow above, which adds to the beauty of the village. Nako is a lush village which looks like an oasis in the barrenness that predominates around here. To the north of the village is the monastic complex of four large temples belonging to the Drug-pa order. The complex is called Locha lha-khang, after the great Lotsaba Rin-chen-bzangpo. Besides the temples, on the southwest are almost indistinguishable heaps of ruined monks' cells and a few chortens. The temples are in a sad state of neglect and had suffered considerable damage from the 1975 earthquake. Overnight in camp.