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of Angkor, which after a few hundred
years have mostly been left in the grips
of Cambodia’s jungles.
Nowadays, it is the sprawling
400 sq km Angkor Archaeological
Park, where Angkor Wat and the other
temple remains of the ancient Khmer
Empire stand. Within these historically
rich and centuries-old ruins, it’s easy
to think that quiet, almost magical
moments are as everyday as the
sunrise. But in recent decades, with the
steady flood of tourists to this UNESCO
World Heritage Site, this vision is
getting farther from reality — and so a
shift in perspective is in order.
Fromsunrise to sunset
All the must-see temples of Angkor
— Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm,
Banteay Srei, Phnom Bakheng — are
unsurprisingly swarming with bus-
Angkor Wat
It’s hard not to stop
and stare at many of
the temples’ statues
and bas-reliefs of gods
and battles
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