Cambodian Travel Guide: Phnom Chisor, Ascending The Mountain of the Sun God
I love Angkor Wat, just not the large amount of tourist that lingers there, packed together like sardines in a can, where breathing fresh air is a luxury. I prefer to get off the beaten track, to feel more like an ancient explorer, not a tourist. Lucky for me, 50km from Phnom Penh lays a hidden gem from Khmer history, older than Angkor Wat, and relatively unknown to tourists; Phnom Chisor, also known as Sri Suryaparvata or Suyagiri (Mountain of the Sun God) in the Angkorian period. Although it is named Mountain of the Sun God, it was not dedicated to the Sun god Surya but to Shiva the …
