Kampot, La Plantation et Secret Lake

Kampot is famous for the worlds best pepper imported into Cambodia in the 13th Century. La Plantation is surrounded by lush countryside.

Pepper Vines

Crop Rotation

Black - Dry, White - No Husk

Next to Secret Lake

Brateak Krola / Secret Lake is a very beautiful place until you know what you're looking at. Originally a small lake it was dug by hand and massively expanded by forced labour under the Khmer Rouge. It acted as a reservoir in an attempt to meet the now huge demand for water to satisfy Pol Pot's unatainable rice growing demands. Thousands of people are buried in a mass grave beneath the lake.