The Tonle Sap is Cambodia's most important river and lake system, and being close to Siem Reap, is a major magnet for tourists. The primary reason people visit the lake is to see the so-called floating villages with stilt-houses.
These were basically simple structures in the past, but tourism has helped the people in these villages become quite wealthy. Many of the houses are large and some of them have even been converted into hotels.
I saw some houses that had gardens with bougainvillea plants! So how do these posh houses get electricity? By using car batteries of course!
The richest people in the villages, buy canisters of drinking and potable water, while those still down the wealth chain clean the water from the lake! Given that these villages are not very crowded, the water isn't terribly polluted and does not stink. Here is an image of a 'middle class house.'
These were basically simple structures in the past, but tourism has helped the people in these villages become quite wealthy. Many of the houses are large and some of them have even been converted into hotels.
I saw some houses that had gardens with bougainvillea plants! So how do these posh houses get electricity? By using car batteries of course!
The richest people in the villages, buy canisters of drinking and potable water, while those still down the wealth chain clean the water from the lake! Given that these villages are not very crowded, the water isn't terribly polluted and does not stink. Here is an image of a 'middle class house.'
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