Our guide led us through the dark, in silence, to a small pagoda where Buddhist monks had gathered before sunrise to perform ...
Lonely Planet just announced its list of the 500 best attractions on the planet, and Cambodia's Temples of Angkor took first place. While most people have heard of Angkor Wat, they don't realize ...
Hers is one of about 5,000 families ... in northwestern Cambodia. It contains the ruins of Khmer Empire capitals from the 9th to 15th centuries, including the temple of Angkor Wat, featured ...
Cultural sites like Angkor Wat must be preserved, but that shouldn't come at the cost of local livelihoods. Destinations shouldn't treat the two as if they are in conflict. Share Cambodia is ...
While Angkor Wat was originally a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, Cambodia is now mainly Buddhist. Some visitors may not realise Angkor is the largest religious site in the world, still home to ...
The centuries-old temples of Cambodia's emblematic Angkor Wat played host to a parade of Rolls-Royces, Ferraris and Lamborghinis on September 17 -- but the drivers were banned from revving their ...
Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head found nearly a century ago at ...
SIEM REAP, Cambodia--Cambodia on Thursday inaugurated ... to the country’s major tourist attraction, the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap.
Large crowds of tourists rallied in front of Cambodia's iconic Angkor Wat temple here early Saturday morning to see the stunning sunrise during the spring equinox, the APSARA National Authority ...
The ancient Hindu-Buddhist temple of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Jane Phare reflects on the highlights of a 16-day trip to Cambodia and Vietnam, including eight days drifting down the ...