North Korea

Korean Demilitarized Zone

A landscape shaped by an unfinished settlement The Korean Demilitarized Zone is more than the familiar image of blue meeting huts. It is a military buffer crossing the peninsula, with forests, fields, waterways and communities around its controlled edges. For a visitor approaching from South Korea, the first task is to distinguish that larger geography from the specific places a tour is permitted to reach. Looking toward the line, entering a designated visitor site and…...