Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Democratic Kampuchea, was best known as 'the Butcher'. Arrested in 1999, he died in
July 2006 in a Phnom Penh hospital, awaiting trial for genocide and crimes against hu-
manity.
MUSEUM
Ta Mok's House
(admission US$2)
On a peaceful lakeside site is a spartan structure with a bunker in the base-
ment, five childish wall murals downstairs (one of Angkor Wat, four of Prasat Preah Vi-
hear) and three more murals upstairs, including an idyllic wildlife scene. About the only
furnishings that weren't looted are the
floor tiles
.
Swampy
Ta Mok's Lake
was created on Brother Number Five's orders, but the water
killed all the trees, their skeletons a fitting monument to the devastation he and his move-
ment left behind. In the middle of the lake, due east from the house, is a small brick struc-
ture, an outhouse and all that remains of Pol Pot's residence in Anlong Veng.
To get to Ta Mok's house, head north from the bridge on NH67 for 600m, turn right and
continue 200m past the so-called Tourism Information hut.
Ta Mok's Grave
From the turn-off to Ta Mok's house, driving a further 7km north takes you to Tumnup
Leu village, where a signposted right turn brings you 200m to a fork. Take the left fork
and proceed another 200m to Ta Mok's Angkorian-style
mausoleum
, built by a rich grand-
son in 2009. The cement tomb bears no name or inscription. Locals come here to light in-
cense and, in a bizarre local tradition, hope his spirit grants them a winning lottery num-
ber.
The mausoleum is on the grounds of a modest pagoda; take a hard right (south) as you
enter the grounds to find the grave.
MONUMENT
Sleeping
Monorom Guesthouse
( 065-6900468; r with fan/air-con from US$6/15; )
An adequate hotel with big if non-
descript en-suite rooms. The new wing includes VIP rooms but they are often full with
visiting, well, VIPs. It's 200m north of the main roundabout. No English spoken.
HOTEL
$
Bot Uddom Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
$
