School of Vice:
Nestled on the border with Laos and located just inside Preah Vihear province, Preah Nimit Waterwall is undoubtedly Cambodia's most spectacular natural phenomenon [according to School of Vice]. It is in fact not a single or a few water falls, but a series of powerful rapids caused by the Mekong's drastic and sudden geological downward drop marked by natural rock cliffs and their solid, unyielding formations or barriers across most of the width of the river. A nineteenth century French led expedition to chart a highway by the river from Cambodia and Vietnam to China is said to have ended here.
What marks out the waterfalls from other similair natural waterfalls in Cambodia is the sheer power and majesty of it all. The sound and noise of the falls alone can be heard about half a kilometer away, and standing by the river bank to witness and soak up this natural wonder is perhaps among any traveler's most memorable experiences.
Only the realisation that this once mighty river [its name means "Mother"] is being choked, obstructed and polluted by numerous man-made activities upstream tempers one's joy and excitement. Just imagine what this part of the country and the river's rapids would have been like in earlier times when melting snow at its source in the Himalaya and Tibet ran and flowed downstream freely; where migrating fish gathered to make perilous journey against the currents, and fresh water dolphins populated and thrived in abundance...
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