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Scenes from the floating village of Kompong Phlukk on the Tonle Sap, Cambodia

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Long one of the most inaccessible of the Angkor-era temples, Koh Ker could easily be described Cambodia’s forgotten capital. Tucked away in the forests of Preah Vihear province in the north of the country, Koh Ker was briefly the Khmer capital during the reign of Jayavarman IV (928-942 CE), who moved here from Angkor after [...]

Long one of the most inaccessible of the Angkor-era temples, Koh Ker could easily be described Cambodia’s forgotten capital. Tucked away in the forests of Preah Vihear province in the north of the country, Koh Ker was briefly the Khmer capital during the reign of Jayavarman IV (928-942 CE), who moved here from Angkor after [...]

After decades of war, genocide and famine, tourist arrivals in Cambodia have been steadily increasing since the late 1990s. Tourism was Cambodia’s fastest growing industry, with arrivals increasing from 219,000 in 1997 to 1,700,000 in 2006 and in the first nine months of 2007 there’s been a further increase of 19%.  One of the jewels [...]

Built to the same floor plan as Angkor Wat, Beng Mealea was constructed by Suryavarman II (1112-52). A moat measuring 1.2km by 900m once enclosed the site, although this has mostly dried up today. Located 40km (60-80km by road) away from the main Angkor temples, Beng Mealea has been almost totally claimed by the jungle.
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