Tony at Ankor Wat

Sanantone in Cambodia

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June 22nd 2012
We've been in Cambodia for just on a week. The first few days in Phnom Penh looking around the killing fields & S21 where Pol Pot had the people tortured before sending them to the killing fields. it's very grim there & awful to think that almost 2000,000 people died in them in just the space of 4 years. 1975-79. The people , many of whom have lost close relatives, are friendly & positive ... 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