Goodnews Cambodia: encouraging article about people being constructive.

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Goodnews Cambodia: encouraging article about people being constructive.

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So much horrible Cambodia news lately, so here's something positive. Villagers from Peung Tanoan Mountain, which is located 60 kilometres from the centre of Siem Reap, are planting trees and trying to organise a community market on a natural beauty site hoping to encourage local and foreign tourism.

Rural site takes aim at eco-tourists
Fri, 9 December 2016

ImageThe Peung Tanoan Moutain tree planters.

More than 5,000 trees will be planted at a newly minted tourism site outside of Siem Reap town in an attempt to draw more visitors to the area, according to local organisers. Peung Tanoan Mountain, which is located 60 kilometres from the centre of town in Kok Doung commune, is accessible only via a narrow, steep road. But since July, it has seen an increasing number of local and foreign tourists.

The site welcomes almost 500 visitors each day, says Keo Kean, an official from the Environmental Protection and Development Organization (EPDO). That’s likely because of the view. The mountain is shaped by layers of sandstone. Standing on the edge of the site, one can see Dangrek and the Kulen Mountains in the distance. Kean says it resembles a beach.

“The villagers here said that it was a shore of the sea. If you do not believe it, you can stand above the stone and look east – it’s a sea surrounded by the mountain ranges,” he says. “It’s beautiful to see the view here. It really differs from any views you see in Siem Reap.” ...

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