When Portuguese trader, Diogo do Couto, reached Angkor in 1550, he knew the vast temple complex was once the capital of the Mekong region’s largest-ever kingdom.
Some 300 years before his visit, the Khmer Empire stretched from Myanmar to the Mekong Delta, and commanded much of Laos and Thailand. But do Couto’s expedition had to hack through jungle to uncover the abandoned, vine-smothered ruins, where a million people once lived.
25 March 2023, Phnom Penh, Cambodia During the Destination Siem Reap Engagement Day on 25 March, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Destination Mekong, represented by Catherine Germier-Hamel,…
28 March 2023, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Destination Mekong and Siem Reap Tourism Club joined hands to host the first Destination Siem Reap networking event dedicated to sustainable and smart tourism. …
24 March 2023, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Destination Mekong and GIZ ICONE recently signed a Memorandum of Interest at the Tourism Innovation Summit 2023 to collaborate as strategic partners. At the…
Object: Press release of the conference for responsible and conscious travel in Cambodia on March 22nd, 2023 This Wednesday, March 22nd 2023, the Cambodian Ministry of Environment, All Dreams…
