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The beautiful Banteay Srei
In awe of Angkor, part 1

January 16th 2010
The next stop on my tour of Cambodia was one of the must-sees of my entire trip - the temples of Angkor. I planned to spend three days exploring the complex, which is vast to say the least. Established by the Khmer kings back in the 9th century, Angkor contains hundreds of temples spread across a huge swathe of the Cambodian jungle. Much of it lay abandoned until it was rediscovered by French bota ... 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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