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Angkor Wat - the "Holy City" of Cambodia

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November 18th 2007
Angkor Wat, the "Holy City" near Siem Reap, the capital city of the Khmer Empire in the 9th-12th century, an awe inspiring place of ancient temples, ruins, remnants of old cities and a reminder of a glorious and prosporous time in Cambodia! It was so worth it to make this little "side trip" from Thailand to Cambodia! I arrived on the 14th in the afternoon and checked into the lovely Two Dragon ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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