Kbal Spean lies 50 kilometers northeast of Siem Reap pro-vincial town
or about 18 kilometers from Banteay Srei on a dirt road. It takes from
one to two hours to get there from the provincial town.
The original River of Thousand Lingams, Kbal Spean is an intricately
carved riverbed deep in the foothills of the Cam-bodian jungle. Lingams
are phallic representations sacred to Brahmanism as symbols of
fertility, and hundreds of them are carved into the rock here, as are
several carvings of gods and animals above the small waterfall.
The area was rediscovered in 1969, when French researcher Jean Boulbet was shown the carvings by a local hermit.
A visit to Kbal Spean, a reference to the natural rock bridge, is one
of the easiest ways to take a short jungle trek in the Angkor area. It
is a 30-minute walk to the carvings through steamy forest and some
curious rock formations. It is best to try to visit between July and
December, at other times of year the river rapidly dries up.The access to the trail is not permitted after 3:30pm. Food and drinks are available at the base of the trail.
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