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Highlands of Nepal attract thousands in hunt of "Himalayan Viagra"

​With the mercury having plummeted well below zero in the Pupal valley of upper Rukum, some 700 kilometers from the Nepalese capital, it was not a normal weekend for those gathering 4,500 meters above sea level.

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"Himalayan Viagra" source of income, violence in Nepal

A rare fungus, also known as " Himalayan Viagra," is both a source of income and violence across the Himalayas in Nepal.