a series of travel images from Myanmar (Burma), Yangon also known as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of the country. It was the capital of Myanmar until 2006 when the government established the newly built city Naypidaw as capital to the north. It still shows buildings from the colonial past. The Schwedagon Pagode, the most important Buddhist shrine of the country, is one of the highlights of a visit to Myanmar.