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Gravesite at The Killing Fields

“Imagine there’s no countries.”

January 16th 2013
Geo: 11.5588, 104.917DAY FOURTEEN (1/16/13) — Phnom Penh This morning we tour Cambodia's Grand Palace. This afternoon we tour one of Cambodia's documented 83 Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge slaughtered 2 million people between 1975 and 1979. How could Cambodia be so lovely and so damned awful at the same time? Health update: Dianna spent 3 hours in the emergency ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

Cambodian Flag 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
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