Photo of the Day Archive for August 2004

by Albert Wen, Nov 15, 2006 | Destinations: Nepal

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Details from the Angkor temples, Siem Riep, Cambodia.

School Students in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Tibetan pilgrim at the Great Stupa at Boudhnath, the spiritual and commercial center of the Tibetan community in the Kathmandu Valley.

Photo of the Day Archive for August 2004

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