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Banteay Srei
Highs and Lows in Cambodia

January 19th 2009
Greetings! We are steadily eating our way north through Vietnam, but wanted to update everyone on our year-end sojourn in Cambodia, which included two stops: Siem Reap--site of Angkor Wat--and Phnom Penh. Angkor Wat was truly breathtaking. Silly Jub didn't realize Angkor is way more than one temple--it's seventy-three, in fact, all built between 900 and 1200 A.D., and spread over an area the ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

Cambodian Flag 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
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