South Vietnam (in particular - the Ku-Chi region) was during the American expansion of the hotbed of underground resistance. Now this suburban area is called an underground village: its labyrinths stretch under the earth for 187 km - from Saigon to the Cambodian border itself. Tunnels rummaged for 15 years with improvised means right under the nose of unsuspecting American infantry.

. The small village of Ku-Chi, which took its name from rubber, would remain one of the innumerable inconspicuous villages in which American detachments conducted their "cleansing" actions, if not for the amazing perseverance and diligence of local residents. The created system of tunnels, some of which even have several "floors", includes countless entrances, living quarters, warehouses, weapons masters field hospitals, command centers and kitchens . Over the main tunnel, whose width is 70 cm, and height - 90, laid 3-4 meters brickwork . Tunnel can withstand heavy artillery bombardment and an explosion of 100- kilogram bombs .

The wealthy American soldiers could not penetrate the labyrinths, and those who managed to do it all met numerous traps - so they returned from there units. Today, the tunnels of Ku-Chi have become a major tourist attraction, giving a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the underground life of Vietnamese guerrillas.

What to see

Getting into the reserve, you can see in the museum building a film in English about how the Ku-Chi peasants lived and fought. For example, a schoolgirl, on whose account - several hundred dead, or local kulibin, who sawed the fallen shells and made bombs from them. The diagram shown in the same diagram clearly shows how the tunnels encircle the area, approaching Saigon himself. Then, at a nearby shooting range, you can shoot from AK-47 or MK-16.

Next, the tourist's path leads to the jungle .A thin Vietnamese guide always jokes equally "Can you find the entrance to the tunnel? "Naturally, no one finds it, otherwise it would have long ceased to be so joking .Laz, barely covered with leaves, suddenly opens right under your feet: a man with a shoulder width of no more than 44 euros is allowed to squeeze into it ... $ .However, some tunnels have specially expanded for tourists, and now they can be climbed to get new sensations together with an easy attack of claustrophobia .Lapping on all fours in pitch darkness following the conductor, you soon cease to understand where the top, where the bottom and how much time you spent underground - $ .