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Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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July 11th 2008
Phnom Penh, the Capital of Cambodia. While the previous sights of Angkor were incredibly uplifting spiritually, the sights of Phnom Penh were completely gut wrenching. The capital is most famous for the bloody take over of the Khmer Rouge and its genocidal leader Pol Pot. After coming to power in 1975, he executed over two million people in three years - a quarter of the entire population of the c ... 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