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As the sun comes up over the ancient site of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple, there's a sense of hope.

Tourism may soon come back to this part of Southeast Asia.

Covid-19 ruined Cambodia's tourism industry.

When the country reopened to foreign visitors late in 2021, numbers had fallen to just 200,000 - from 6.6 million before the pandemic.

Those currently at the World Heritage site are fortunate to enjoy it free of huge crowds.

However, Belgian tourist Marjan Colombie knows Cambodia needs more visitors.

It's a special experience for Hanna, from Germany, on her first Cambodia visit.

The negatives for Cambodia's economy have been enormous, but the site itself has benefitted.

Important repair and maintenance work's been done to the temple buildings and gardens.

And a water system's been put in to keep the grass green all year round.

20 percent of the hotels in the area are now taking reservations, and other businesses are gradually opening up.

However, the tourist board expects a full recovery to take 12 months.

Meanwhile, Marjan can take advantage of the beauty of Angkor Wat in her own time.

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