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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 12:55 pm
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I always forget the temple names, but the one they call the "jungle temple" has two entrances. The main one, which is where the tour buses stop is where most people go. There is one other gate to the temple that is still intact that you can enter into. It involves a short hike from the road to the gate, and then maybe a quarter to half a mile from the gate to the temple itself. Our guide took us in on foot that way. Coming in that way gives you a bit of s different perspective on how it melds into the vegetation. One thing I would really suggest is get a good guide, especially for a short visit.

Another thing to be aware of, and I have mixed feelings about seeing, is a local monument to the mass murders of the Pol Pot regime. It is in what is now a school parking lot. It is a hollow rectangle made of stone with glass slots where you can look in. It is filled with skulls. Our guide wanted us to see it. Several of his family members, including his father, were among the victims.
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