Sunset on Tonle Sap Lake

Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia 10/28/09

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October 29th 2009
Tonle Sap Lake is the largest freshwater lake in SE Asia. It is so large that it resembles the size of a sea. In early spring, it’s at it’s lowest and covers 2500 square kilometers. However, when monsoon rains begin and the Himalayan waters rush down the Mekong River (where the Tonle Sap drains into) the amount of water reverses the flow of the Tonle Sap and all the water rushes back into the ... 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