In Southeast Asia Cambodia has alot of beauty spots like many famous breathtaking temples, countrysides with many ricefields and a history unlike any other.
Cambodian dominant religion is buddhism wich places value on hospitality and kindness.
Cambodia draws many tourist each year to visit the most treasure of Cambodia's Temple Angkor Wat. Click here
One of the seven wonders of the world with breathtaking sights.
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| Angkor Wat |
With all the beauty that Cambodia has captured throughout time, at one point in its history, darkness devoured this fragile nation.
In 1863 to 1953 once ruled by the French as part of French Indochina, Cambodian gained independence from European colonization. Years of civil war, turmoil, and political corruption followed as Cambodia began governing itself. With bordering Vietnam at war with the United States, Cambodia was also slowly dragged into darkness when the Nixon administration conducted secret bombings of Cambodia during the early 1970.
The rise of communist leader Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge entourage, who brought the country into the darkest days of it's history. From 1975 to 1979 Cambodia turned into the infamous Killing Fields where nearly two million of Cambodia's six million population were killed. Click here for more
Still today Cambodia has struggles to overcome dark history. Landmines still scatter the nation, serving as dangerous remnants of war and resulting in an alarmingly high number of disabled people. In addition, due to it's weak and sometimes ineffective government, several illegal activities such as children sex trade continue to operate within Cambodia's borders.
At this moment Cambodia is in the midst of rapid changes.
Over the past few years many places of hotels and restaurants has grown considerably.
And in the last year there had been a huge increase in the number of visitors to Cambodia.
Cambodia has many showcase to visits like beaches, temples, country culture, watching Apsara dancers and many more.
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| Apsara Dancers |
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