Trampled temples: tourists visiting the World Heritage-listed ruins of Angkor in northwestern Cambodia bring much-needed foreign cash to one of Southeast Asia s poorest countries. But numbers are growing more rapidly than at any other World Heritage site, putting unprecedented pressure on these important monuments.(Temples of Angkor)(Cover story)

From: Geographical | Date: September 1, 2007| Author: Tyler, Leisa | Copyright information

While hiding out from Vietnamese forces, Khmer Rouge soldiers used the extraordinary bas-reliefs at Angkor for target practice. The bullet holes are still visible, sitting alongside botched restoration jobs and headless statues of voluptuous Apsaras dancers, decapitated long ago for the illegal antique trade.

Built between the ninth and 15th centuries, then reclaimed by the jungle for half a millennium, the temples of Angkor represent one of the most spectacular and impo...

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