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Phnom Penh

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July 22nd 2007
July 17 boat to Phnom Penh down the Tonle Sap July 17 - 23 We left Siem Reap and took a boat down the Tonle Sap, the largest lake in Asia which grows from 3000 sq km to 13,000 sq km during the rainy season. The lake turns into a river which flows to the capital city of Phnom Penh where it joins the Mekong river. We arrived during the hot afternoon, the eager tuk tuk drivers screaming at us fr ... read more

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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