CAMBODIA
Country Overview:
"Despite its brutal history, Cambodia has a rich culture and should not be overlooked a travel destination”
I first went to Phnom Penh, which is the political, economic and cultural center of Cambodia.
I also visited Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, which is the largest religious monument in the world by land area, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1.626 km2 / 402 acres)
With the support of the monarchy and North Vietnam, the Khmer Rouge emerged as a major power, taking Phnom Penh in 1975. The Khmer Rouge then carried out the Cambodian genocide from 1975 until 1979, when they were ousted by Vietnam and the Vietnamese-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea, supported by the Soviet Union, in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.
Siem Reap - Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and one of the largest religious monuments in the world. Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century.
The movie Tomb Raider was shot in Ta Prohm (the pictures with the crazy trees).