BUENG KAN, THAILAND – In the remote reaches of Thailand’s 77th and newest province, Bueng Kan, a monolithic sandstone butte rises abruptly from the verdant plains of the Mekong River basin. Known as Phu Tok—the "Lonely Mountain" in the local Isan dialect—this geological anomaly serves as the foundation for Wat Jetiyakhiri, more commonly known as […]