One of the bright spots going forward is that tourism still has a lot of potential in Nepal – 800,000 visitors is not a lot when one considers what Nepal has to offer tourists.

The country is home to eight of the world's 14 tallest peaks, including the world's highest mountain, Everest (8,848m).

In the devastated village of Paslang are opportunities to rebuild in a way that will make it an attractive destination for tourists. The Ganesh Himal range of mountains, which looks down on Paslang, is home to four peaks higher than 7,000 metres.

The Paslang villagers had just begun a home stay tourism programme, and a group of tourists left the village just shortly before the quake struck on April 27th. They hope that when their village is rebuilt, they can start attracting tourists back. Although, just now, that seems a long way off.

Some of the country's most famous landmarks have been destroyed or damaged, including three World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley. These need to repairing before tourists return.

And Everest tourism, which was only beginning to recover from a series of tragedies, may also be affected – the quake triggered avalanches that killed 19.