Cambodian Pagoda

Phnom Penh

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June 16th 2012
After a bit of internal debate we took a tuk tuk to the Choeung Ek Killing fields. It was an interesting drive though poorer parts of town for 14 km along overcrowded roads and smells!! The Killing Fields were deeply upsetting. There was an excellent audio tape which guided us around a number of significant sites.. The Khmer Rouge leader, Pol Pot, recruited country boys and drove the educated p ... read more

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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