| Page Views: 583 Last Visit to Phnom Penh: November, 2005 | Primer contacto con...First contact with Cambodia by elpariente - last update: Feb 10, 2006 |
Entramos a Camboya por el rio Mekong, en la frontera de Kaam Samnor y desde alli fuimos a Phnom Penh que fue nuestro primer contacto con Camboya.
Tuvimos la suerte de estar alli durante la luna llena de Noviembre , que es cuando celebran el Bon Om Tuk y el Festival de Barcos( Boat festival).
Esta fiesta coincide con la victoria de un rey sobre los Chams ( Jayavarman VII ) que ocupo Angkor en el sigloXII, pero lo mas curioso es que tambien celebran el cambio de la direccion de la corriente del rio Tonle Sap, ya que deja de entrar agua del rio Mekong , que disminuye su nivel en la epoca seca , y empieza a bajar el agua del lago Tonle Sap y claro esto se decia que era gracias al poder del Rey.
Phnom Penh estaba lleno de gente que viene de todo el pais a ver las carreras de barcos ,que estan compitiendo durante tres dias hasta que hay tripulaciones ganadoras, y cambian la fisonomia de la ciudad dandole una alegria y un bullicio imparables |
|  | We arrived to Cambodia by the Mekong river in the Kaam Samnor border, and from there we went up to Phnom Penh, that was our first contact with this country
We were lucky to be there on the November full moon, that is when they celebrate the Bon Om Tuk and the boat festival.
This holliday coincide with the victory of a king to the Chams (Jayavarman VII ) that dominated Angkor on the XII century but what it is really curious is that they also celebrate the change of the river Tonle Sap flow , because the Mekong river water does not enter due to the river level reduction because of the dry season , and water starts to flow in the opposite direction when the Tonle Sap lake starts to empty , and of course they said that this was possible due to the power of the king
Phnom Penh was full of people that came from all over the country to see the boats racing, that are competing during three days up to the time that there are winnig crews and they change the appearance of the town , giving to it a gret happiness and movement |
| Phnom Penh- Mekong by night |
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volopolo Thu Mar 20, 2008 23:05 UTC
My dream to be here one day | SLLiew Tue Jan 15, 2008 18:53 UTC
Great tips on Phnom Penh especially local customs and exotic local food. Bring back fond memories of this riverside town. | kris-t Thu Mar 9, 2006 19:32 UTC
Hello! Very interesting page! Have a nice evening! K&T | spanishguy Wed Mar 8, 2006 10:26 UTC
¡Muy interesante vuestra página! Me han hecho gracia los medios de transporte tan peculiares y ver nuestra bandera en un lugar tan exótico. |
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