Cambodia: a tale of two cities

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December 11th 2012
We arrived into Cambodia at Phnom Penh, the capital city. Cambodia is culturally different again to Laos and Thailand, most notably due to the still very recent memory of the Khmer Rouge regime and the genocide committed there. It's estimated that over 2 million people were killed in this time, which means that almost everyone living in Cambodia today lost at least one family member. The Khmer ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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