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Historia y descripcion de los Templos en Angkor, Siem Reap, Camboya

Historia y descripcion de los Templos en Angkor, Siem Reap, Camboya

El más grande, el major conservado, el más impresionante monumento de Angkor y el mayor monumento religioso de todo el mundo. No hay palabras para describer la emoción que se siente ante una maravilla de tal magnitude, Fue construido, probablemente como templo funerario de Suyavarman II (1112-1152) en honor de Vishu, ...

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Attraction in Pailin Province, Cambodia

Attraction in Pailin Province, Cambodia

Pailin was originally a small forest zone full of animal and several precious stones. Pailin is the transform word from the original Pan Len (Khmer:ភេលេង), referred by a tale about around the 18th or 19th century, there were a group of hunters who chased the wild animals farther and farther until they reached the ...

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Tourist Attraction in Pailin Province, Cambodia

Tourist Attraction in Pailin Province, Cambodia

Wat Phnom Yat:built by Shan migrants from Myanmar in 1922,is a holy place for worship in the heart of Pailin with includes an old pagoda, similar to the Kola pagoda. With loads of folk tales and legends in the area, the wat is the centre of popular devotion, for residents of Pailin and visitors alike upon many ancient ...

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History of Norry (Bamboo Train) in Battambang Province, Cambodia

History of Norry (Bamboo Train) in Battambang Province, Cambodia

A norry or nori (from the French word for lorry) is an improvised rail vehicle from Cambodia. Lonely Planet describes it as "Cambodia's bamboo train". [1] The trains run at speeds of up to 50 km/h (31 mph) on the 1 m gauge tracks around Battambang and Poipet. A scheduled service run by the Government also operates but is slower ...

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Phnom Neang Kong Rei in Kampong Chhang Province, Cambodia

Phnom Neang Kong Rei in Kampong Chhang Province, Cambodia

Phnom Kong Rei is a small isolated range of moderate height lying north of Kampong Chhnang city. The range stretches for about 4.5 km in a WNW - ESE direction and is a conspicuous local landmark located north of the town across the Tonle Sap River. Its highest point is 310 m and its silhouette seen from afar rising above the ...

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Khmer New Year in Cambodia

Khmer New Year in Cambodia

Cambodia is home to a variety of games played to transform the dull days into memorable occasions. These games are similar to those played at Manipur, a north-eastern state in India. Throughout the Khmer New Year, street corners often are crowded with friends and families enjoying a break from routine, filling their free time ...

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Kraté Province in Cambodia

Kraté Province in Cambodia

The former Royal Capital Sampheak Borak during the Chenla Era is located in Sambo. In addition, Kratie has Vihear Sarsar Mouyrouy Pagoda built in the 16th century. This pagoda is related to a Khmer legend Krapeur Nen Thun (Venerable Monk Thun, the Crocodile). Kratie has several temples built in the 8th century such as Khvas Pi, ...

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Preah Vihear Temple (a World Heritage Site) in Cambodia

Preah Vihear Temple (a World Heritage Site) in Cambodia

Preah Vihear Temple (Khmer: ប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ) is a Hindu temple built during the reign of Khmer Empire, that is situated atop a 525-metre (1,722 ft) cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains, in the Preah Vihear province, Cambodia. In 1962, following a lengthy dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over ...

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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Cambodia

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Cambodia

Formerly the Chao Ponhea Yat High School, named after a Royal ancestor of King Norodom Sihanouk, the five buildings of the complex were converted in August 1975, four months after the Khmer Rouge won the civil war, into a prison and interrogation center. The Khmer Rouge renamed the complex "Security Prison 21" (S-21) and ...

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Ratanakiri Province in Cambodia

Ratanakiri Province in Cambodia

Ratanakiri is sparsely populated; its 150,000 residents make up just over 1% of the country's total population. Residents generally live in villages of 20 to 60 families and engage in subsistence shifting agriculture. Ratanakiri is among the least developed provinces of Cambodia. Its infrastructure is poor, and the local ...

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Country: Poland
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Travel Date: 29/02/2024
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