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Angkor Wat

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July 21st 2013
At long last my dreams of visiting Angkor Wat became a reality. We headed off and collected our passes just outside Siam Reap. The temples were built in the eleventh century and the carving on the stonework is beautiful and incredible that it has remained almost untouched for all this time. The Khmer removed some of the statues during various wars and some of the Buddhas have been placed in a M ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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