Tree roots invade the Ta Prohm temple

No sleep in Siem Reap!

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April 22nd 2007
Our bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap was along a rare and beautiful section of paved road. Siem Reap is the town found nearest to the Angkor Archaeological Park - a collection of temples and ruins built by the Khmer empire between the 9th - 13th century by successive kings each trying to out do the others. Angkor means ‘capital city’ and this is the capital city of an empire that ruled from B ... read more

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more