Monk Chillin'

Angkor Wat

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January 5th 2006
Now that we have a good broadband connection, I’ll upload some pictures from Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is a group of ruins in the center of Cambodia built between the 9th and 12th century. It was once the center of a large empire that stretched from southern Vietnam through most of Thailand. The most famous of complex in the area is the eponymous Angkor Wat. There are 20-30 other complexes in the ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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