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Possibly the most atmospheric of the Angkor ruins, as it's been deliberately left more or less as the European explorers first found it, with huge 'strangler fig' root systems in control. See the first photo for an official historical explanation.

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Explanatory blurb at the entrance
Explanatory blurb at the entrance
Band of land-mine victim buskers on the approach road
Band of land-mine victim buskers on the approach road
Pond through the trees
Pond through the trees
Tumbled masonry
Tumbled masonry
A small tower in the grip of a tree
A small tower in the grip of a tree
Along the inside of one of the walls
Along the inside of one of the walls
On an inner wall
On an inner wall
Mary holding up well under the strain
Mary holding up well under the strain
One of the more impressive displays of rootcraft
One of the more impressive displays of rootcraft
Another vice-like grip
Another vice-like grip
A relatively intact wall
A relatively intact wall
Taking over the corner
Taking over the corner
If she stays there much longer it'll get her
If she stays there much longer it'll get her
A far corner
A far corner

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