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Phumi, Moat Khla, Tonle Sap, Cambodia. Dr Sopheak Phin attends to a unwell infant. Traditional remedies and beliefs are still very much prevelent in isolated communities living on the lake. A mixture of rice wine, clay and the bark of a tree believed to cure varoius ailments is plastered to the head of a baby sufforing from stomach cramps and diarrhea. The Tonle Sap Lake is situated in the heart of Cambodia and is South East Asia’s largest fresh water lake. The 1.5 million people that live their lives on the lake are an ethnically diverse population of Khmers, Cham, and Vietnamese who experience a life isolated from both the modern world and the progress that is happening in much of Cambodia. -- Go to http://www.nurphoto.com to see more

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