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FotoFolio: Killing Fields, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

When people say Cambodia, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the famed Angkor Wat Temple Complex in Siem Reap. What most people don’t know though, or not even bother to know, is that more than the magnificent temples and ruins that leave you awestricken, Cambodia holds a darker, sadder and, albeit the different context, an equally jaw-dropping history—the Khmer Rouge regime and the horror of the Killing Fields.

Cheong Ek Genocidal Center (Killing Fields) Memorial Stupa
Cheong Ek Genocidal Center (Killing Fields) Memorial Stupa (How can something so beautiful be so tragic?)

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