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.
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.
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.
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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| Welcome to this Genocidal Center |
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| Truck Stop |
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| Gloomy detention center |
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| The location of the Executioners' Working office |
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| Mass Grave of 450 victims |
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| Site of one of the mass burial unearthed |
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| Numerous mass graves |
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| Some of the bones unearthed |
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| Rags and clothes of murdered victims |
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| Memorial Stupa |
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| Thousands of skulls and bones of murdered victims |
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| Top of the memorial stupa |
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