Cambodia has had a rough trot during the past 40 years and although tourism is bringing in much-needed cash, corruption means much of it goes to the already wealthy. Stay in an international hotel chain and you're helping Americans or Singaporean corporations more than Cambodians. Visit the temples at Angkor Wat and you're lining the pockets of a Vietnamese petroleum baron who leases the temples and is a pal of the Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen.
In Siem Reap, you're there for the temples of Angkor Wat and you'd be mad to miss it. But there are things you can do when you've had enough of the temples that are fun, fascinating and make you feel good because you'll be helping the locals at the same time.
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