Inside the Angkor National Museum in the city of Siem Reap, Cambodia. The wider Siem Reap province has long been reliant on its history for tourism, but a large-scale infrastructure development plan aims to change that. Photo: Getty Images
Angkor theme park, Siem Reap ‘smart city’ to boost Cambodia tourism
- Cambodia’s Siem Reap province is looking to be less reliant on the Angkor Wat temples for tourism, with plans for several huge infrastructure projects
- A proposed theme park, however, has set alarm bells ringing among residents and environmental groups, given its location near the Unesco-listed temple complex
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Inside the Angkor National Museum in the city of Siem Reap, Cambodia. The wider Siem Reap province has long been reliant on its history for tourism, but a large-scale infrastructure development plan aims to change that. Photo: Getty Images