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Ben Tre Province is located to the west of the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam. Ben Tre is known for coconut forests which cover 80% of the province’s total land area.
Ben Tre has a tropical monsoon climate with two seasons per year: dry season from December through April, rainy season from May through October, sometimes into November.
In May 1959 the Diem Regime – South Vietnam Republic passed a law called 10/59 (No. 10 Law in 1959) outlawing the Communists allowing brutal treatment to those having connection with communism. This created huge difficulties to the Communists in South Vietnam.
Ben Tre is 90km south of Ho Chi Minh City (also known as Saigon). Ben Tre is an island surrounded by the Mekong River branches and the sea. Ben Tre is the land of coconut forests in Vietnam with many ecotourist sites. The convenient means of transportation to travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre are as below.
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