CAMBODIA--Part 4
CAMBODIA--Part 4
SIEM REAP
The city of Siem Reap sits about twenty-five kilometers off of Tonle Sap. A small town itself, Siem Reap is known primarily for the fact that it is located only five kilometers away from what was once the center of the greatest civilization ever known in Southeast Asia, ANGKOR.
A
Water Wheel Along the Siem Reap River
A Spirit House: Cambodia is Mostly Buddhist, But Strains of Animism Remain (remember
the spirit house in Thailand?)
Children
on the Porch of a Traditional House: Over Half the Population is Under the Age
of Sixteen!
An
Ice Cutter: Sawdust Keeps It Frozen for Up to Two Full Days
Saron
Works at Her Family's Crafts Stand Seven Days a Week
New
Year's Decorations Add Some Bright, "Artificial" Color to the Natural Wood of
the Houses
Women
Work Together to Make Sheet After Sheet of Colorful Tofu Cakes...
...Which
They Sun-Dry on Stands That Line the Roads
Another
Water Wheel: Reducing the Intensive Labor of Moving Water
Playing
Pool is a Common Form of Recreation
Huge
Trucks Take People From Siem Reap to the Surrounding Towns to Celebrate the
New Year With Their Famillies
The
Ride Can Be Rough, Though, Especially After It Rains (Foreshadowing the Monsoons
to Come!)