Siem Reap

Part 2. Siem Reap and the whole Angkor resort. Angkor temples were built around IX and XIII centuries, being the empire in the 'golden era' with Jayavarman VII (around 1170 AD), responsible for the construction of many temples. These state-temples were initially built to serve the Hinduist cult. Temples were built like pyramids representing the Mount Meru, and consecrated to the Hindu gods Vishnu or Shiva. After the XII century, the temples gradually incorporated Buddhist motifs, but without disregarding the Hindu religion.

In the picture, two tourists in the middle of ANGKOR WAT...

The central temple of Angkor Wat from the side...

Bakong (belonging to the oldest group of temples in Siem Reap)



Lost in the middle of the jungle: looking for Prasat Prei Monti..... there were only stones :(

Typical Cambodian landscape: rice paddy fields and palm trees.

Flor de loto

Al lado de nuestro hostal habia una granja de cocodrilos

Por las calles de Siem Reap

Ta Prohm: quien llego primero, el arbol o el templo?

Las apsaras eran las bailarinas de la corte real. Las columnas de las salas de baile estan decoradas con decenas de exuberantes relieves....

En medio de Ta Prohm

Banteay Kdei gate

Equilibrios para llegar a Neak Phean

Angkor Thom: Victory Gate

Bayon in the Angkor Thom complex: more than 200 massive faces watching you.... Nothing escapes them...

Ofrendas budistas dentro de los templos

Bayon on the distance

Terraza de los Elefantes: Angkor Thom part 2

Bantay Srei: los relieves mas detallados de Angkor.

Kbal Spean: rocas escupildas en el cauce del rio. En temporada de lluvias no se puede ver nada...

Al final del viaje, despedida de Angkor Wat y de nuestro conductor de tuk-tuk Sophal, que fue super amable!