Reporting from Siem Reap, Cambodia — When French travel writer Pierre Loti took an ox cart to Angkor shortly after Westerners rediscovered it in the 19th century, he found creeper-choked ruins ...

Tourist jungle grows over Angkor Wat Visitors are flocking to the ancient ruins in record numbers, straining the area's weak infrastructure. By Adam Piore Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor ...

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Deep in the Cambodian jungle lie the remains of a vast medieval city, which was hidden for centuries. New archaeological techniques are now revealing its secrets - including an elaborate network ...

For the next two-and-a-half centuries, the jungle all but swallowed Angkor. In 1850, the ruins were rediscovered by Father Charles-Emile Bouillevaux, a French missionary, ...

City in the jungle Dense vegetation dominates the landscape today, and the temples of Angkor appear isolated, like islands half subsumed by jungle. In its heyday in the 12th and 13th centuries ...

The Angkor civilization was booming in the early 1100s, when construction began on the Angkor Wat temple site. Built as a re-creation of the Hindu universe, its most striking features are the five ...

Angkor Wat’s elaborate water system, which includes moats, canals and reservoirs, was built in the 12th ce ntury.(File Photo) Apsara dancers strike a pose in front of the tallest tower at Angkor ...

Since Angkor Wat became a world heritage site in 1992, its jungle, which covers more than 6,500 hectares, has benefited from increased legal and physical protections. There are hopes that wildlife ...

Fly over the ancient temple complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia with this breathtaking drone footage. Marvel at the intricate stone carvings, towering spires, and lush jungle surroundings of this ...

Home to the jungle-swallowed ruins of the ninth- to 15th-century capital cities of the Khmer Empire, the Angkor Archaeological Park has been on my to-visit list since I found out it existed ...