The killing fields

The Phoenix bird of the Khmer people

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December 7th 2012
Warning: The photo's are graphic and may not be suitable for minors and fainthearted people!!!! We have now reached Cambodia, a country we know very little about. Ankor Wat and Pol Pot are probably the two things that we can mention. Our first stop was the capital Phnom Penh. Here you’ll find two testimonies of the terror regime of the Khmer Rouge. This blog is about this sad ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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