Angkor Wat - the temple of temples

The national pride of Cambodia

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December 12th 2007
Following a 6 hour bus ride we finally reached Siem Reap. The once small town is booming as masses of tourists are spending hundreds of millions of dollars each year while visiting the largest religious monument in the world - the temples of Angkor. In Siem Reap new hotels are being opened almost every day. Along with them are all the typical services that cater for the visitors, massage parlours, ... 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