An Akha hills tribe woman takes part in a ceremony in the Phongsali province of Laos
An Akha hills tribe woman takes part in a ceremony in the Phongsali province of Laos February 15, 2006. Laos, the world?s third largest heroin producer only ten years ago, declared itself free of opium poppies on Tuesday, after a six year campaign against the raw material use to make the narcotic. REUTERS/Adrees Latif