mass grave

The worst of humanity

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April 16th 2010
After not enough sleep the alarm went off and we raised ourselves from bed to catch our ride to see the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and the Tuol Sleng genocide museum. We caught a tuk tuk with a german guy and set off to the killing fields first. For those that don't know already, the Khmer Rouge - a communist group led by Pol Pot - ruled Cambodia for about 3 years in the 70's. During thi ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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