Tourists eye Cambodia's new heritage site as country hopes for economic lift

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Tourists flocked to Cambodia's newest World Heritage site at the weekend after it was added to the United Nations cultural list last week.

The 16th and 17th century forest temple of Sambor Prei Kuk is the latest attraction in the country that attracts tourists from all over the world, who often make a beeline for the Angkor Wat temple complex, another World Heritage site.

On July 8, UNESCO added Sambor Prei Kuk or "temple in the richness of the forest" in the Khmer language to its heritage list.