In a world where culture and religious differences often divide communities and countries, Ko Lanta offers positive proof that people of diverse and varied ethnic groups can live together in peace and harmony for hundreds of years, and still welcome foreign visitors with open arms.The Laanta Lanta Festival held annually in tourist season at differing locations around the island is a celebration of this harmony, and a chance for locals and visitors alike to enjoy unique cultural facets still prevalent on this unspoiled tropical isle today