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Angkor's temple complexes rising out of the jungle at dawn, a resilient culture rebuilding from a devastating recent past, and a Mekong-fed countryside that moves at its own pace.
Explore Cambodia on the map →The largest religious monument on Earth, its five towers reflected in a moat pool at dawn — arrive well before sunrise to claim a spot at the classic viewpoint.
Massive silk-cotton and strangler fig roots have grown through and around the temple's stonework, left deliberately unrestored for atmospheric effect.
216 enormous carved faces gaze outward from the temple's towers, part of the walled city of Angkor Thom just north of Angkor Wat.
Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake, home to entire villages, schools, and markets built on stilts or floating platforms.