Pfupisa nyaya yacho:  Laos inzvimbo inofarirwa navashanyi inozivikanwa nokuda kwenzvimbo dzayo dzakanaka netembere dzayo dzakashongedzwa, zvisinei vanhu vashomanene vanoenda pasi pevhu ndokuwana kuti chiri pasi pevhu zvichida chinotova chinoshamisa zvikuru. Mapako anoshamisa eTham Khoun Ex akaisvonaka kwazvo zvokuti haataridziki kuva echokwadi pakutanga, zvichida ndicho chikonzero nei vagari vomunzvimbomo vachitenda kuti midzimu inogara munyika yezvishamiso yepasi pevhu. Mutori wemifananidzo womumapako, John Spies, ane makore 59, akabata runako chairwoirwo rwenyika inoshamisa yepasi pevhu yakakura, asi yakaoma kunzwisisa. Matombo makuru akavezwa anoshongedza madziro e bako munzvimbo dzakawanda. Iri gomo rinokura zvishoma nezvishoma recalcite chena neorenji nderimwe remakoronga makuru ari mumugwagwa worwizi. Zviratidzo zvinopenya: Chiedza chebhuruu chinobva kunze chinovhenekera kamuri rinopinda mubako racho. Vashanyi vanogona kuunza magwa avo kana kuti kukwereta magwa kubva munzanga yomunzvimbomo kuti vafambe mugomba racho uye vagoyemura zvishamiso zvaro. Mapako eTham Khoun Ex, anowanzozivikanwa semapako eRwizi rweXe Bang Fai, anoratidza stalagmites inoshamisa yakaitwa nemaminerari. Nemakiromita anodarika 15 enzira dzinotyisa uye nzvimbo huru dzemvura, zvirokwazvo ndeimwe yefuma dzakavanzika dzeLaos. Kune kunyange sango rakaisvonaka rinokura pamusuo wokumusoro wemapako, ruvara rwakasvibira rwakaisvonaka runopesana nemhenderekedzo huru chena neorenji dzematombo anotsvedzerera anoshongedza masvingo. Vashanyi vanokwanisa kukwasva kayak mumvura, kana kuti kuongorora makamuri ari pedyo netsoka. Bako racho rinongogona kuwanwa zvakachengeteka mukati menguva yakaoma kubva muna November kusvika muna April uye mukati menguva iyi mvura yakajeka uye yakadzika ine ruvara rwegirini rwakawanda. Nokuda kweimwe yemifananidzo mikuru, boka revanhu vana rakashongedzerwa nemwenje ine simba yeLED uye maredhiyo akabetsera kupenda chiedza iri bako guru nokuda kweiyi pikicha yokuratidzira kwenguva refu. Muna 2008, boka rakanga rakatungamirirwa nemumwe muongorori wemapako John Pollack rakatungamirira kumapako aya asinganzwisisiki akarongwa uye kutorwa mifananidzo kokutanga. Chii chiri...
Bako reTham Khoun Ex rine makiromita 15 emabhako anoshamisa akamirira kuongororwa nechikepe. Vaongorori vanogona kupupurira mapako anoshamisa, nyanza uye kunyange sango rine upenyu pamusuo. Mutori wemifananidzo womumapako John Spies akabata makamuri e labyrinth kuti afukure chakavanzika chacho.