Cambodıa and Angkor Wat May 10-15 Photo 1

Cambodıa and Angkor Wat May 10-15

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July 14th 2008
Another late entry - today we are ın Turkey (July 14 2008) The country is extremely poor and they are stıll tryıng to clean up the land mınes from the Khmer Rouge. The good thıng was there was a lot of foreign aıde and help beiıng undertaken. So much of the country laid to waste and now just tryıng to embrace a new rebuıldıng stage helped by tourısm. I had a young boy of about 6 yea ... 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