Bamboo Trap

Cu Chi

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May 13th 2010
The Cu Chi tunnels are about 2 hours from HCMC and are very well worth the trip. Every tour operator in the backpakers district offers the day trip for only $5. At the tunnels you see different styles of traps that the Vietcong used during the war and you do get the opportunity to go down into the tunnels. There are three different levels of tunnels with the top level being the biggest. It ... read more

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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