Monday July 9 Today begins our tour of the Angkor Complex. We met our guide, Phat, and driver at the hotel at 8:30 AM. The overall park area is huge and contains many temple areas. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the history of the Khmer Empire. The earliest temple was started about 790AD and the last built in 1327AD. The Khmer Empire then faded out. At one point the Khmer ruled the area of what is now Cambodia,parts of Thailand (Siam), Laos, and VietNam. The first stop was Angkor Thom. This complex was built in the late 12th century and was one of the largest Khmer cities, covering 9 sq. km., and had a population of one million. It was surrounded by a wall and moat. We entered through the South
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