Grave Holes

Gone But Not Forgotten

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December 15th 2011
Geo: 11.5588, 104.917This is going to be a short and sobering blog but something that is important to know.While in Phnom Phen, people will most probably visit the killing fields of Choeung Ek, where horrendous killings happened under Pol Pot in the 1970's. Here lay hundreds people. It is fitting to see that a memorial stupa has been erected and it is important to understand the horrible hi ... 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