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Cu Chi Tunnels

February 6th 2010
A really early start saw us on the road to the Cu Chi Tunnels about an hour and a half’s drive outside Saigon. These were a tunnel complex dug by the Viet Cong from 1946 to 1968, covering an area of something like 200 sq kms. There were several similar tunnel systems in Vietnam, but the Cu Chi Tunnels are particularly famous as they were in the heart of America’s control area around Saigon. ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese Flag The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
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