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Faces of the victims  
   

Faces of the victims

They think 100 people were killed here each day.
Cambodia's not-so-distant past

February 15th 2010
Today we got up early and enjoyed pancakes and freshly squeezed juice for breakfast. Then our friendly tuk-tuk driver arrived and we set off for what we later agreed was our "favorite--for lack of a better word" stop on our trip. By far the most upsetting, it was the most important. To have skipped the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and the Tuol Sleng Museum (a school-turned-prison, also known as ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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