{"id":2576,"date":"2023-05-09T09:07:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T09:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/?p=2576"},"modified":"2023-05-10T14:27:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:27:41","slug":"de-grotten-van-battambang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/de-grotten-van-battambang\/","title":{"rendered":"The caves of Battambang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Vlakbij de stad Battambang, waar ik verblijf, bezoek ik de vleermuisgrot en de dodengrot. De vleermuisgrot is alleen van buiten te bekijken aangezien de opening in de rots hoog boven de begane grond is. Dit is, samen met 2 andere grotten, de verblijfplaats van een miljoen (!) vleermuizen die iedere avond de grotten verlaten om in een cirkel van 50km hun eigen lichaamsgewicht aan insecten te vangen. Overdag is er echter weinig te zien.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-1260x1680.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-760x1013.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-860x1147.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7214-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Des te indrukwekkender is de dodengrot echter. Deze grot werd door de Khmer in de jaren 76-78 gebruikt voor hun genocide op de Cambodjaanse bevolking. Leider Pol Pot en zijn regering dwong de bevolking om uit te steden te vertrekken en op het platteland te wonen en probeerde alle westerse invloeden van eerdere tijden te wissen. Mensen die er alleen al intellectueel uitzagen omdat ze een bril droegen of meerdere talen spraken werden gemarteld en vermoord. Uiteindelijk stierf ruim de helft van de 7,5 miljoen Cambodjanen door moord, marteling of honger. Deze grotten, waar veel overblijfselen zijn gevonden, zijn nu een herdenkingsplek voor dit verschrikkelijke tijdperk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7219-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7219-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7219-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7219-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7219-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7219-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7219-9x12.jpeg 9w, 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100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Na het bezoek aan deze indrukwekkend plek rij ik rustig weer terug naar mijn hotel. Het heeft mijn kijk op het land en de bevolking wel verandert. Wat is hier relatief kort geleden nog verschrikkelijk geleden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-1260x1680.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-760x1013.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-860x1147.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7224-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-1260x1680.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-760x1013.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-860x1147.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_7231-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eps.92 Battambang [KHM] - Killing caves of Phnom Sampeau: terrible genocide and killing in Cambodia.\" width=\"1260\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HPDjskDaJD8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Near the city of Battambang, where I stay, I visit the bat cave and the cave of the dead. The bat cave can only be viewed from the outside as the opening in the rock is high above ground level. This, together with 2 other caves, is home to a million (!) bats that leave the caves every night at&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[24,162],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576\/revisions\/2598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=2576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}