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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]
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] Blog: A Sad Interlude
Date: February 10th 2012
We made the walk to Tuol Sleng in the southern part of Phnom Penh. It blended right in with all the concrete buildings that surrounded it. As we neared we became aware that less than 30 years earlier, we would have heard the screams from where we were standing. We walked through the gates of the double-walled barbed wire perimeter which opened to the compound. The sun was shining and the grass ... read more
Date: February 10th 2012
We made the walk to Tuol Sleng in the southern part of Phnom Penh. It blended right in with all the concrete buildings that surrounded it. As we neared we became aware that less than 30 years earlier, we would have heard the screams from where we were standing. We walked through the gates of the double-walled barbed wire perimeter which opened to the compound. The sun was shining and the grass ... read more
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