DMZ - Civilian Control Line (South)

The Korean DMZ is bounded to the south and north by what are called Civilian Control Lines (CCLs) This is a panaroma picture of a portion of the southern CCL. The RR bridge in the center of the picture leads across the DMZ into North Korea. South Korean citizens are not allowed to go beyond the CCL which is located about 2 km from the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) which represents the actual border between the two countries. Because we had South Koreans on our trip, we couldn't go to the actual border. When we arrived at the southern CCL, we had to show our passports to the South Korean soldiers before we could enter the DMZ. The DMZ is literally covered with land mines so we had to be very careful where we walked!