Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

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August 15th 2013
Founded in the 15th century, Phnom Penh is the largest city in Cambodia, and its capital. Indeed, it possessed all the sights, smells and sounds of a large Asian city, chiefly the scent of diesel mixed with something fleshy frying in oil, amidst dust and dirt, with the incessant engine whir and beeping of thousands of surrounding motorbikes. Thus, other than with a periphery view, we di ... 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