27/11/2024
The amazing bamboo bridge that is rebuilt every year. The Koh Pen bridge, which crosses the Mekong River, is built annually before the rainy season in Cambodia.🌉
This peculiar bridge for everyone is built annually during the dry season, however, just before the rainy season (from May to November), the local inhabitants dismantle the bridge and store all the bamboo, since the strong currents of the Mekong are too strong for the bridge to survive.
Many would think that the bridge is for pedestrians, but it is not. The structure is designed so that locals and visitors can visit the place and live the experience by passing by on bicycles, motorbikes, cars and trucks every day regardless of weight and size. Is it free? No, not at all. In addition to the risk of passing through the place, the local inhabitants buy a modest sum of 0.25 dollars for its maintenance during the year.
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