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The sun's rising on Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Hope's also rising that tourists will return soon.

The pandemic destroyed tourism in the Southeast Asian country.

Foreign tourists were allowed back in winter 2021, but just 200,000 tourists visited that year.

The usual figure's about 6.6 million.

Now, the first tourists have had the chance to visit Angkor Wat without the crowds.

Marjan Colombie, from Belgium, knows Cambodia needs more visitors.

Hanna's on her first visit.

She's enjoying the extra space.

Low tourist numbers caused a huge financial problem for the whole country.

But the pandemic has helped the tourist site in some ways.

Workers have fixed damaged buildings and also improved its gardens.

Now local businesses are beginning to reopen.

One in five of the hotels around Angkor Wat are taking bookings.

But experts warn it might take a year to return to normal.

So for now, tourists like Marjan can enjoy their visit to the temple in peace.

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