Kamping Puoy Lake: A Guide to Battambang's Resilient Reservoir
Kamping Puoy Lake: A Guide to Battambang's Resilient Reservoir
Kamping Puoy Lake: A Guide to Battambang's Resilient Reservoir 📍 Location 27 km west of Battambang. ⏱️ Travel Time 30 - 45 mins via paved NH5 / Canal Road. 💵 Entrance Fee Free entry. Parking approx. 2,000 Riel. 🌸 Best Season June to Nov for full lotus blooms & high water. Kamping Puoy is a site of profound duality. Serving as a vital reservoir for the region's agricultural lifeline and standing as a memorial to a tragic past, it offers visitors a blend of history, nature, and local weekend culture tucked safely between two mountains. A Legacy Carved by Hand The massive 6-kilometer Kamping Puoy reservoir is an engineering project born from human suffering. Between 1975 and 1979, the Khmer Rouge forced thousands of laborers to construct this "Killing Dam" without modern machinery. Over 10,000 lives were lost during its construction. Today, extensive irrigation rehabilitation allows the lake to support two rice crops a year, transforming a legacy of death into a source of life. …