Cambodia
A beautiful country with beautiful people but with a very troubled recent history.
In 802 AD, Jayavarman II declared himself king, uniting the warring Khmer princes of Chenla under the name "Kambuja". This marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire which flourished for over 600 years, allowing successive kings to control and exert influence over much of Southeast Asia and accumulate immense power and wealth. The Indianized kingdom built monumental temples including Angkor Wat, now a World Heritage Site.
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Nature reclaiming what was hers
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Eeeek. You can’t see me without my make-up on
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Work in Progress
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Being a tourist is hard work
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Houses on stilts because of flooding
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Pol Pot’s killing fields
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