Tunnel entrance

Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Temple

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August 11th 2006
Today was possibly the craziest day in Vietnam! We booked a private tour again, with the same guide named Lam, to the Cu Chi Tunnels which are a couple of hours from Saigon. During the war, the tunnels were used by the north Vietnamese army to hide, to transport weapons and necessities and to set up traps for the enemy. Unlike the Vinh Moc Tunnels in the Demilitarized Zone, these tunnels are over ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more