Angkor temples
March 6th 2010 The Angkor temples in Cambodia are the result of Cambodia‘s gaining independence from Java and its need for a capital. Jayavarman II, Cambodia’s king, sought to move the traditional home of Cambodia from the Mekong basin to the north to the great lake or Tonle Sap. This move brought Cambodians to within a few miles of the former dense rain forest that is now the location of Angkor. With stabil
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