The number of foreign tourists travelling to Myanmar jumped almost 30 percent in 2011, and thousands more flocked to what has become known as Asia's "untouched" treasure in 2012. With a measly 3,000 hotel rooms deemed suitable for tourists, Myanmar is struggling to accommodate the hordes of eager sightseers.

In this photo, Burmese monks chat as tourists rest nearby at the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon on Dec. 9, 2011.

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