Kep

Three Coastal Towns

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August 8th 2008
Sihanoukville, Kampot, Kep: casinos, crumbling towns, and ghost resort. Kampot was the main centre on the Cambodian coast until Sihanoukville was founded in 1964. Now post-war reconstruction is focusing on this ugly place. Kampot is surprisingly unchanged; it's hardly received a facelift. All the buildings in Kep were gutted during the war, and it is still full of the shells of once-affluent ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South

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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