Cheung Ek "Killing Fields"

Phnom Penh - I took a taxi to Choeung Ek Genocidal Center which is the most well known of over 300 killing fields throughout Cambodia. This place of interest is the #1 "Things to do in Cambodia" on TripAdvisor. This is one very sick and disturbing past of Cambodia. Entrance fee for foreigners only USD 6 which comes with headphones and audio player. A total of 19 stations to cover.

Welcome to this Genocidal Center

Truck Stop

This is the location where the truck stops to bring the prisoners to be executed and is also the start of the audio station. Once completed, I just walk to the next station and the audio explanation was very good.

Gloomy detention center

The location of the Executioners' Working office

Mass Grave of 450 victims

It was a very solemn and quiet with all tourist just bowing their heads like prayer for the lost and sad souls that died here.

Site of one of the mass burial unearthed

Numerous mass graves

Some of the bones unearthed

Rags and clothes of murdered victims

Memorial Stupa

Thousands of skulls and bones of murdered victims

Top of the memorial stupa

It was shocking to see humans killing humans - man, woman and child, Cambodians killing Cambodians. One sorry chapter of their history and pray it does not repeat again.

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