This weeks image was captured at the Cambodia Landmine Museum that is situated on the outskirts of Siem Reap. The museum is interdependently run and was a great place to break up the day in between visiting the the magnificent temples of Angkor. The museum was founded by Aki Ra, an inspirational fellow who was a former child soldier of the Khmer Rouge.
Aki was employed as a de-miner and removed landmines for the UN, but after the UN left in 1994 Aki continued to remove live landmines from the fields. At first Aki used some basic huts to store the remnants of old landmines and other munitions, and by the year 2000 the museum had become quite popular with locals and tourists alike. In 2007 the landmine museum had been completely re-built. If your in Siem Reap and want a rest from the crowds of the Angkor Wat temple complex, then an afternoon at the museum is well worth the effort.
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