Organizers hope Olympic Games will put Pyeongchang on the map
by Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times
Feb 09, 2018
4 minutes
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Nestled deep in the Taebaek Mountains, the sprawling resort at the center of the Pyeongchang Olympics took shape a decade ago on hundreds of acres of potato fields.
The transformation includes three hotels, a casino, a concert hall, a convention center, a massive indoor water park, high-end shops and 45 holes of golf in the middle of one of South Korea's least-developed provinces.
In a region covered with vast stretches of dull-green forest, abandoned coal mines and isolated villages, the Games are seen as more than the 102 medals that will be awarded over 17 days. Instead,
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