This video from the UNESCO WHC page about Luang Prabang helped remind me of some of the key areas I should focus on when illustrating the map. I have decided that the key elements to illustrate should be:

1) the mountains 2) the river 3) the Buddhist alms giving ceremony 4) the night market 5) the myth that two hermits selected the site of Luang Prabang 6) the lush greenery 7) the foot steps of Buddha that can be seen on the hill 8) fishing boats and fishermen 9) food 10) colonial architecture 11) mosaics and motifs from temples and 12) the sacred hill that over looks the town.