8 Best Dishes in Cambodia

 

Cambodian cuisine is – and should be – a part of your overall experience when visiting the country. A typical Cambodian meal would normally consist of a soup, a salad, a main fish dish, vegetables and rice. A Cambodian dessert, normally based on fresh fruits and sticky rice, complement the meal.

In the Khmer diet, rice and freshwater fish play big roles because of the abundance of both. Cambodia has 2 main sources of natural freshwater, the Mekong River and the Tonle Sap, a huge lake connected to the Mekong. In the monsoon season, the Tonle Sap floods some 16,000 sq km of the country, irrigating rice fields and providing breeding grounds for fish.

 1. Fish amok (steamed coconut fish in banana leaves)

In the Khmer diet, rice and freshwater fish play big roles because of the abundance of both. Amok is a national dish, made from fish, coconut milk and curry paste.

All the ingredients are mixed together and put in banana leaf cups with coconut cream on top, then steamed. Another common form is amok chouk – snails with curry steamed in their shells. It's best served with a plate of hot, steamed rice.

2. Samlor machu trey (sweet and sour soup with fish)

Samlor machu trey is a soup that's popular in many households in Cambodia as it’s not only easy to make but also has a lovely taste. Its ingredients include fish, garlic, lemongrass, celery, tamarind juice, bean sprouts, pineapple and seasoning with sugar, fish sauce, and salt.

Many people also add some fresh green herbs and hot chilli pepper on top before serving.

3. Char kroeung sach ko (stir-fried lemongrass beef)

Char kroeung sach ko is a popular Cambodian stir-fried dish that you can find almost throughout the country. After putting the beef in heated oil with garlic, stir fry until the beef becomes tender. Then add vegetables such as red peppers and onion as well as the kroeung mixture.

Kroeung is lemongrass paste which is considered very healthy, made from a variety of Asian herbs such as lemongrass (known to have a benefit in lowering acne), kaffir lime leaves and galangal.

4. Twa ko (Cambodian sausage)

Twa ko is a Cambodian sausage made from beef or pork and various spices. Just like any good homemade sausage, the authentic Khmer sausage contains at least 20-25% fat.

Some prefer to use pork belly as the main ingredient; it definitely serves the purpose well. Twa ko can be enjoyed on its own in barbecued, grilled or pan-fried style or served with steamed rice and fresh vegetables.

5. Nom banh chok (Khmer noodles)

Many locals start their day with nom banh chok, a popular dish known as Khmer noodles in English.

It consists of rice noodles topped with green fish gravy and lots of fresh vegetables including cucumbers, green beans, mint leaves, banana blossom and bean sprouts. It’s very similar to the Thai dish that's known as kanom jeen.

6. Bai sach chrouk (grilled pork and broken rice)

The simple and yummy bai sach chrouk is pork marinated in coconut milk or garlic before being brought to a slow grill. It's then served with broken or fractured rice and a small bowl of clear chicken broth as well as some fresh vegetables.

As part of the street food culture, it is available everywhere especially in busy neighborhoods. It’s so popular that many middle and upper restaurants also include it on their menus. Try it with iced coffee. The pairing can be very satisfying.

7. Kuy teav (noodle soup)

Kuy teav is a noodle soup made from pork or beef stock and rice vermicelli and toppings including bean sprouts and green onions. A variety of meat choices can be added, such as pork, chicken, fish balls and beef as well as seafood.

In some places, it’s served alongside sweet, spicy, garlic sauce and a small slice of fresh lime. This is when the real flavours start. Head to the open-air food stalls at any market; you will find kuy teav shops in no time.

8. Lok lak (stir-fried beef in brown sauce)

Lok Lak is a traditional Khmer dish, which is basically stir-fried beef slices (or pork) in a light brown sauce, and served with rice and/or green salad and pepper sauce. Most restaurants across the county offer this dish but tastes are varied depending on the chefs and regions.

The beef or pork slices must first be marinated before cooking so that they are tastier and juicier.

 

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9th Cambodia Book Fair

A Day Reading, A Day of More Understanding

As we know that reading habit is very important for all people so that we can gain more knowledge from the book that we read. Most people not only Cambodian people but also people around the world always spend their time to read their favorite book at any time and place that comfortable for them.

So to improve the habit of reading for reader, Cambodia Book Fair has organized the 9th Cambodia Book Fair that will be held at National Library of Cambodia from 9th-11th December 2022 under the slogan "A Day Reading, A Day of More Understanding". In this event there will be many books display at the booth in National Library of Cambodia and you can come and look for your interesting book to read to gain more and more knowledge. 

 

Don’t forget to join together. Free entry from 7:00 am to 7:00pm at the National Library Of Cambodia

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Apple breaches $1 trillion stock market valuation

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Thursday became the first $1 trillion publicly listed U.S. company, crowning a decade-long rise fueled by its ubiquitous iPhone that transformed it from a niche player in personal computers into a global powerhouse spanning entertainment and communications.

The tech company’s stock jumped 2.9 percent to end the day at $207.39, giving it a market capitalization of $1.002 trillion. During the session, Apple’s stock market value reached as much as $1.006 trillion.

Apple has rallied about 9 percent since Tuesday, when it reported June-quarter results above expectations and said it bought back $20 billion of its own shares. It was Apple’s best two-day run since April 2014.

In a memo to Apple’s more than 120,000 employees on Thursday that was seen by Reuters, Chief Executive Tim Cook said the $1 trillion valuation was “a significant milestone” that gave Apple employees “much to be proud of.” But he said it was “not the most important measure” of the company’s success.

“Financial returns are simply the result of Apple’s innovation, putting our products and customers first, and always staying true to our values,” Cook said in the memo.

Started in the garage of co-founder Steve Jobs in 1976, Apple has pushed its revenue beyond the economic outputs of Portugal, New Zealand and other countries. Along the way, it has changed how consumers connect with one another and how businesses conduct daily commerce.

Apple’s stock market value is greater than the combined capitalization of Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) and AT&T Inc (T.N). It now accounts for 4 percent of the S&P 500.

The Silicon Valley stalwart’s stock has surged more than 50,000 percent since its 1980 initial public offering, dwarfing the S&P 500’s approximately 2,000 percent increase during the same almost four decades.
One of three founders, Jobs was driven out of Apple in the mid-1980s, only to return a decade later and rescue the computer company from near bankruptcy.

He launched the iPhone in 2007, dropping “Computer” from Apple’s name and super-charging the cellphone industry, catching Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), Intel Corp (INTC.O), Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) and Nokia off guard. That put Apple on a path to overtake Exxon Mobil in 2011 as the largest U.S. company by market value.

During that time, Apple evolved from selling Mac personal computers to becoming an architect of the mobile revolution with a cult-like following.

Jobs, who died in 2011, was succeeded as chief executive by Tim Cook, who has doubled the company’s profits but struggled to develop a new product to replicate the society-altering success of the iPhone, which has seen sales taper off in recent years.

In 2006, the year before the iPhone launch, Apple generated less than $20 billion in sales and net profit just shy of $2 billion. By last year, its sales had grown more than 11-fold to $229 billion - the fourth highest in the S&P 500 .SPX - and net income had mushroomed at twice that rate to $48.4 billion, making it the most profitable publicly listed U.S. company.

‘STILL SEE UPSIDE’

Jeff Carbone, co-founder of Cornerstone Financial Partners in Charlotte, North Carolina, has included Apple in his clients’ portfolios for about a decade. Recently, some of his older clients have bought Apple shares for their grandchildren.

“We still see upside from it, and as new money gets deposited we continue to buy, preferably on the dip,” Carbone said.

Apple’s stock has risen over 30 percent in the past year, fueled by optimism about the iPhone X, launched a decade after the original. Also propelling Apple higher in recent months was Apple’s announcement that it earmarked $100 billion for a new share repurchase program.

In its report on Tuesday, Apple sales led by the iPhone X, which sells for about $1,000, pushed quarterly results far beyond Wall Street targets, with subscriptions from App Store, Apple Music and iCloud services bolstering business.

“The markets are starting to recognize the value of its platform and services more and more, and that’s what is being reflected in the increase in market capitalization,” said Brad Neuman, director of Market Strategy at Alger, a growth equity asset management firm in New York City.

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Even with its $1,000,000,000,000 stock market value, many analysts do not view Apple’s shares as expensive. Shares of Apple this week traded at about 15 times expected earnings, compared with Amazon at 82 times earnings and Microsoft at 25 times earnings.

Adjusting for four stock splits over the years, Apple debuted on the stock market for the equivalent of 39 cents a share on Dec. 12, 1980, compared with Thursday’s high of $208.38.




In 2015, Apple joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average, one of capitalism’s most exclusive clubs. Since 1980, IBM Corp (IBM.N), Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), General Electric Co (GE.N) and Microsoft have also alternated as the largest publicly listed U.S. company.

In 2007, Chinese government-controlled PetroChina (601857.SS) briefly reached a stock market value of about $1.1 trillion following its public listing in Shanghai. It is now worth about $200 billion, according to Thomson Reuters data.

One of five U.S. companies since the 1980s to take a turn as Wall Street’s largest company by market capitalization, Apple could lose its lead to the likes of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) or Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) if it does not find a major new product or service as global demand for smartphones loses steam.

Hot on Apple’s heels is Amazon.com, the second-largest listed U.S. company by market value, at around $880 billion, closely followed by Google-owner Alphabet and by Microsoft.by

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Apple becomes first trillion dollar US-listed company

Apple's third-quarter earnings exceeded Wall Street's expectations

Apple has become the first US-listed company to be valued at a trillion dollars. 

During the day, the share price of the iPhone maker jumped by 2.8% to $207.05, passing the $1tn (£762bn) mark in New York trading.

Its stock has soared 9% since Tuesday when Apple's third-quarter earnings exceeded Wall Street's expectations.

The company, which was started in a garage in Palo Alto by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976, has transformed the way people communicate with its ubiquitous iPhone.

When the iPhone was introduced in 2007 it kicked off a smartphone revolution, leaving the giants of the mobile phone industry Nokia and Blackberry struggling for survival.

Alphabet, the parent of Google, scrambled to provide its Android software to power mobile phones, making sure Apple didn't steal a huge march on rivals.

That helped Samsung to become the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer, while China's Huawei overtook Apple to become the second-largest smartphone seller this week.

Apple has turned to the courts to protect its advantage and won multi-million dollar payouts from Samsung for allegedly copying some of its technology.

Mr Jobs, who returned to revitalise the company in 1996 when Apple was worth $3bn, died in 2011.
Before the release of the iPhone, Apple was reporting revenue of less than $20bn and profits of less than $2bn from the sale of its Mac personal computers in 2006.

Last year, sales had risen to $229bn and profits to $48.4bn, making it the most profitable public-listed US company.from www.news.sky.com

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Serious flooding across country

Village house was inundated in Koh Kong yesterday. Photo Supplied

The Kampong Speu provincial Committee for Disaster Management on Wednesday issued an alert after non-stop heavy rain caused widespread flooding.

In Koh Kong province, authorities are working with the disaster committee and the Cambodian Red Cross to assist those affected after more than 350 homes were inundated.

In Battambang, the provincial department of agriculture said that, as of Wednesday, 1,100 hectares of paddy fields in Ek Phnom district were seriously affected by flooding.

The Kampong Speu administration called on people to be extra cautious in order to avoid accidents, and asked local authorities at all levels to pay close attention to the vulnerable and children and to carefully monitor water levels in their areas.

The alert said Wednesday’s non-stop rainfall caused water levels to reach 7.3 metres at the province’s Peam Kley pumping station, a level dangerously close to causing the Prek Tnaot river to break its banks and flood a number of nearby areas.

“[A flood here] would impact agricultural land, people’s livelihoods, houses and property, and could affect their health through the spread of diseases,” the announcement states.
However, Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology spokesman Chan Vutha, said people in the nearby Phnom Sruoch district “should not be overly worried regarding the rainfall” because plans were in place to open canal gates to release water and make room for further rain.

A map shows flooded area in some districts in Cambodia after heavy rains fall down across the kingdom a few days ago. Prepared by Post's Staff (Than Veasna)

 

As of Wednesday evening, the skies in Koh Kong remained cloudy, with rain continuing to fall throughout the region, as the ministry predicted further downpours.

Koh Kong governor Mithona Phouthorng said floodwaters in the nearby rivers in Mondol Seima, Koh Kong and Thma Bang districts were already receding, albeit slowly, while water in the Sre Ambel district canal remained at a dangerous level.

Phouthorng said flooding had impacted four districts and inundated more than 350 houses, with Sre Ambel district the worst affected as water levels at the Sre Ambel canal continued to rise on Wednesday evening.

“We evacuated the affected people to higher ground and brought supplies such as tents, and food and water to support them,“ she said.

“Right now we are coordinating with the Committee for Disaster Management and the Cambodian Red Cross to help the victims.”

Battambang Provincial Department of Agriculture director Chhim Serey Vichara told The Post that 1,100 hectares of paddy fields in Ek Phnom district’s Prek Norin and Prek Lahuong communes were seriously affected by the flooding.

He said: We don’t know how long this flooding will last. Generally, paddy can survive in flood water for around a week, after that, it will rot.”

Ek Phnom district governor Mil Sophal said: “Besides paddy fields, 105 houses in the two communes and two polling stations in Prek Norin commune are also flooded.”

Battambang Election Committee director Vorn Porn, said he had sent election officials to check the locations and monitor the flooding situation with a view to relocating the affected polling stations.
Vutha said the heavy rains are forecast to continue until Saturday.by Phnom Penh Post

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15 fascinating facts about North Korea

North Korea is back in the headlines amid rising geopolitical risk.
It's unclear what the Hermit Kingdom will do next, or how other countries might respond.
However, Business Insider put together some statistics and facts that lend perspective on the country.

North Koreans born after the Korean War are about 2 inches shorter than South Koreans on average.

"Analysis of escapees from North Korea shows that those born after the Korean War in the late 1950s were on average about 2 inches shorter than South Koreans," USA Today reported in 2013.
Source: USA Today

North Korea created its own time zone: Pyongyang Time.

Last year, North Korea created its own time zone, called Pyongyang Time, named after the North Korean capital, which is 30 minutes behind South Korea and Japan. 
The country started using Pyongyang Time on August 15, 2015, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan. Pyongyang Time was the time zone used before Japanese rule. 
Source: Business Insider

Kim Jong Un ordered all male citizens to copy his haircut.

"A source from Pyongyang" told South Korea's The Chosun Ilbo that authorities issued an order requiring men to keep their hair no longer than 2 centimeters and requiring women to keep their hair at a bob length.
The men were told to model their hairstyle on Kim Jong Un, whose haircut is known as "ambitious" in North Korea (and terrible everywhere else). Women were advised to copy his wife.
Source: The Chosun Ilbo

 

It costs $8,000 to defect from North Korea.

Since Kim Jong Un took power, it has gotten more expensive to defect from the hermit kingdom.
It cost about $8,000 to get to China last year, which is far more than the average North Korean can afford, considering the gross domestic product per capita was estimated to be $1,800 in 2014.
Source: Business Insider

 

 

Kim Jong Il's annual cognac expense was about 500 times the average North Korean's annual income.

Kim Jong Il, the father of Kim Jong Un, reportedly spent £700,000 on Hennessy each year. That's about $913,000 at today's exchange rate; Kim Jong Il died in 2011.
The average annual income in North Korea according to a 2013 estimate, is thought be $1,000 to $2,000.
Source: BBC

 

 

Bill Gates' net worth is four and a half times as large as North Korea's estimated GDP.

Bill Gates' net worth at the time of publication was estimated at $78.2 billion.
Trading economics estimates North Korea's gross domestic product to be $17.4 billion. (The World Bank does not list an official figure.)
Source: Trading Economics

 

If North Korea's capital were a US city, it would have the fourth-biggest population.

The population of Pyongyang is 2.863 million, according to 2015 estimates.
That figure would bump Houston, which had an estimated 2015 population of 2.3 million, down to fifth place.
Source: CIA Factbook

 

North Korea scored a goal against Brazil in the 2010 World Cup.

But it still lost, 2-1.
Source: FIFA

 

 

North Korea is about the size of Pennsylvania ...

Pennsylvania is 46,054 square miles, or 119,279 square kilometers.
North Korea is 120,538 square kilometers.
Source: CIA Factbook

 

 

 

... but less than 20% of its land is arable. That's about the size of New Hampshire's land area.

Only 19.5% of North Korea's land is arable, which amounts to about 9,000 square miles.
New Hampshire's land area is 8,953 square miles.
Source: CIA Factbook

 

North Korea says it has a 100% literacy rate.

The CIA World Factbook defines literate people as those ages 15 and over who can read and write.
North Korea has self-reported its literacy rate as 100% for both men and women.
Source: CIA Factbook

Less than 3% of roads in North Korea are paved.

There are 25,554 kilometers of roads in North Korea, but only 724 kilometers are paved. That's only 2.83% of all roadways.
Source: CIA

 

 

In fact, while all of North Korea's roads could circle Pluto 3 1/2 times, the paved roads alone would cover only the distance between New York and Cleveland.

The circumference of Pluto is 7,445 kilometers, which means you could wrap North Korea's 25,554 kilometers of roads around it over three times.
But the 450 miles of paved roads isn't even enough to cover the 463 miles between New York and Cleveland.
Source: CIA

Qatar's GDP per capita is more than 73 times that of North Korea.

At $132,100, Qatar's GDP per capita was the highest in the world in 2015.
North Korea's 2014 estimated GDP per capita was $1,800.
Source: CIA 

 

 

North Korea was recently named the most corrupt country in the world — tied with Somalia.

According to the 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index, North Korea and Somalia are tied for the title of the most corrupt nation. 
Scores between zero (highly corrupt) and 100 (very clean) were given to 174 countries and territories.
North Korea scored an 8.
Source: CPI 2015
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Delicious Foods From Different Countries Around The World

Besides all my naughty tales in Destination Poon, one of the most memorable aspect of travel for me is food. I’m talking about the luxury to taste all those new foods around the world, broaden your culinary horizon, and calibrate your taste buds. Yesterday a thought hit me when I was organizing my travel albums, and that thought manifested today into what you’re reading right now.

What I’m about to show you is not the best or worst of foods, but rather foods I managed to capture on camera and remembered to be interesting and worth sharing. I’ll be adding some more countries and photos over the months, creating a nice presentation of food from around the world.

You can also follow me on Instagram as I regularly share beautiful foods from my travels.

Different Foods From Different Countries Around The World

The country above each food is where I tasted it and took the photo.

Vietnam

Serbia

 Mexico

 

 Italy

 Montenegro

 Nicaragua

Burma (Myanmar)

 

 El Salvador

Greece

 United States of America

 

 Thailand

 Costa Rica

Philippines

Japan

  

 South Korea

 Canada

Notice: As you may have noticed, some of these foods aren’t very healthy. They surely don’t fit the dietary recommendations on this website. But personally, as I said in Destination Poon, I usually allow myself a few of the local dishes when I visit a new country. For the sake of the experience & the joy of life.
There are lots of foods from around the world I probably never tried, so feel free to add them in the comments if you’d like to share your experiences. And make sure you follow me on Instagram if you’d like to get constantly bombarded with photos of delicious, exotic foods from around the world. Bon appétit!

P.S – if you haven’t already, make sure you read my minimalist travel gear guide. It’s what allows me to move so freely from one country to the next and enjoy all those great foods. by: https://regevelya.com

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Amazing Cultural World Heritage Sites

A site is referred to as a World Heritage Site when it is listed by the United Nations UNESCO organization as a special cultural or physical significance. As of 2014, there are 1007 heritage sites: 779 are cultural, 197 are natural and 31 are mixed properties. The following is a list of 10 cultural heritage sites, which stand out for their beauty. (You might also want to take a look at our list of natural heritage sites)

1. Machu Picchu, Peru – Heritage site since 1983. Machu Picchu, also known as “the Lost City of the Incas” is the most famous Inca site in the world. It is a 15th century site located on a mountain 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level, some 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cusco. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti. Machu Picchu is the most visited tourist attraction in Peru

2. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt – Heritage site since 1979. This complex of ancient monuments includes the Great Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, several cemeteries and more. It is located 9 km (5 mi) from the old town of Giza on the Nile, southwest of Cairo. The pyramids were listed among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Being built around 2584–2561 BC, they aren’t just the only site on the list to still exist, they are also the oldest site among the seven

3. The Great Wall Of China, China – Heritage site since 1987. Built in the 14th century, the Great Wall Of China stretches for 8,850 kilometers!  This amazing wall was built to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from the attacks of nomadic tribes. The Great Wall is often claimed to be the only man made structure visible from space with the naked eye, but this legend is false

4. Bagan City, Burma (Myanmar) – Heritage site since 1996. The ancient city of Bagan was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan between the 9th and the 13th centuries. From the 11th century till the 13th century, over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains. The remains of over 2,200 of the temples and pagodas still survive today. Bagan is the most visited attraction in Myanamar

Amazing Cultural World Heritage Sites: Bagan City, Burma (Myanmar)

5. Taj Mahal, Agra, India – Heritage site since 1983. A giant mausoleum of white marble, built between 1632 and 1653 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife. The most spectacular feature of the Taj Mahal is the marble dome that surmounts the tomb. It is 35 meters tall (115 ft). The top of the famous dome is decorated with a lotus design. The Taj Mahal is the most famous monument of the entire subcontinent of India

6. Mont Saint Michel, France – Heritage site since 1979. A rocky tidal island in Normandy, located approximately 1 km off the coast. The island’s highest point is 92 meters (301 feet) above sea level. The population of this heritage site is only a few dozens, but visited by more than 3 million people each year. The strong tides in the area change quickly, and connect and disconnects the island from the mainland on a daily basis. The castle on the small island is known to be one of the most beautiful castles in the world

 7. Angkor Wat, Cambodia – Heritage site since 1992. Originally a Hindu temple, this now Buddhist temple is the largest religious monument in the world. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman 2 in the early 12th century as his state temple and later mausoleum. Angkor Wat is the most famous monument and most visited site in Cambodia. It has become the symbol of the country and appears on its national flag

 8. Acropolis Of Athens, Athens, Greece – Heritage site since 1987. Probably the most important Acropolis in Greece, the Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens. It contains the remains of the Parthenon and other ancient important structures. It is one of the most famous monument in Europe

 9. Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island – Heritage site since 1995. Monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people from rock between the years 1250 and 1500. Almost all moai have overly large heads three-eighths the size of the whole statue. The tallest moai erected, called Paro, was almost 10 meters (33 ft) high and weighed 75 tonnes. The heaviest erected was a shorter but squatter moai weighing 86 tons and one unfinished sculpture, if completed, would have been approximately 21 meters (69 ft) tall with a weight of about 270 tons. These statues are among the most famous statues in the world

 10. Chichen Itza, Mexico – Heritage site since 1988. Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people. It was one of the largest Maya cities and a major focal point in the northern Maya lowlands for centuries. Today, Chichen Itza is one of the most visited archaeological sites in Mexico with around 1.2 million visitors each year

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