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The Tonle Sap

November 19th 2009
Our first view of Cambodia from the window of our Lao Airways plane was totally different from what I expected. I had imagined a dry, dusty, haphazard landscape; what I saw from high in the air was a lush, green , and very orderly scene with LOTS of water. I had imagined further that when we stepped off the plane we would be hit with a blast of hot air like a blast furnace; instead it was mild ... read more
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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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