Cambodia

A country that suffered more in its dark history than most other places on earth. The
Cambodian (auto-)genocide at the hands of the
Khmer Rouge under
Pol Pot between 1975 and 1979 was one of the very worst crimes against humanity ever. And that was on top of years of suffering previously – from post-colonial chaos (Cambodia used to be part of
French Indochine, together with Laos and
Vietnam), civil war, and from being dragged into the
Vietnam War (although a neutral country it was massively carpet-bombed by the
USA, one aspect that helped the Khmer Rouge get strong enough to eventually seize power).
The country still hasn't recovered, although it is now making progress in the slow and painful process of coming to terms with its past. And tourism is helping a bit with this too. Ancient cultural sites may draw the biggest crowds (Angkor Wat in particular), but a couple of (really quite extremely) dark tourism sites, especially those in the capital Phnom Penh, are also popular with foreign visitors. Others are way off the beaten track:
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Cambodia 02 - Angkor Wat
Cambodia 03 - temple dancers for tourists
Cambodia 04 - relics from more permissive days
Cambodia 05 - Angkor Wat
Cambodia 06 - angry stone-masonry
Cambodia 07 - Angkor Thom Bayon
Cambodia 08 - Banteay Srey
Cambodia 09 - Ta Prohm
Cambodia 10 - Ta Prohm, THE famous image
Cambodia 11 - Beng Mealea
Cambodia 12 - inside Beng Mealea
Cambodia 13 - Koh Ker
Cambodia 14 - Koh Ker Prasat Thom
Cambodia 15 - Sampor Prei Kuk
Cambodia 16 - country life
Cambodia 17 - landmine warning signs by the roadside
Cambodia 18 - Japanese mine detecting jeep
Cambodia 19 - mines cleared, cow is at peace
Cambodia 20 - Phnom Penh
Cambodia 21 - Phnom Penh independence monument
Cambodia 22 - Phnom Penh Royal Palace
Cambodia 23 - Phnom Penh Royal Palace
Cambodia 24 - icky food at Phnom Penh Market
Cambodia 25 - tarantulas make a Cambodian snack too
Cambodia 26 - Phnom Penh FCC
Cambodia 27 - Phnom Penh waterfront
Cambodia 28 - Phnom Penh street scene with elephant
Cambodia