During December, the weather north of Danang (and the Hai Van Pass) can be cool and rainy. January through March are optimal months to travel the length of Vietnam (combined with humidity, it is not as cool as the chart below reflects). However, Sapa does not thaw until around the first week of March.
During the Cambodian Genocide of 1975-1979, approximately 1.7 million people lost their lives (21% of the country's population), it was one of the worst human tragedies â¦ of the 20th century. 23 people found this useful.
A second independent study calculates a minimum of 10 million deaths. And, of course the government has reminded us that many of those deaths were from assorted plagues and other diseases. Figuring out when the first true Native American Indians settled in what is now the U.S. is a hard date to come by.