FOR centuries, the dense Cambodian jungle hid the spectacular lost city of Angkor from the prying eyes of explorers, veiling its limestone carvings with vines and growing giant kapok and fig trees in its courtyards. Now the curtain of greenery has been drawn back and each year millions of visitors come from far ends of the earth to stand in awe of the thousand-year-old ruins of this once-great Khmer civilization.While the name Angkor is synonymous with the classic three-towered image of Angkor Wat on the Cambodian flag, the entire Angkor complex spreads over 300km2 and features about 100 temples and monuments. The sheer grandeur and scale of Angkor takes your breath away, but often it is the smallest, most delicate...
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