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S21 and the killing fields

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October 15th 2012
Photos to follow. This morning I went with the lad from my dorm to S21 and the killing fields. We took at tuk tuk for the day which cost us $10 each. Firstly we arrived at the killing fields, some 15km out of the city. it is the site where millions of Cambodians were killed during the democratic Kampuchea regime headed by Pol Pot. Arriving you are given an audio set and you wal ... 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