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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... [read more]
The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... [read more] Blog: North to Kochi.
Date: December 11th 2007
Kochi (formerly Cochin) is Kerala's most popular tourist destination. It has a large port & is historically the site of much peaceful foreign contact. Fort Cochin & Mattancherry, the older parts of the city, have quite an assortment of sights & architectural styles as a result of this history. It pretty much came into being as the result of flooding, which created a natural, safe harbour at its cu ... read more
Date: December 11th 2007
Kochi (formerly Cochin) is Kerala's most popular tourist destination. It has a large port & is historically the site of much peaceful foreign contact. Fort Cochin & Mattancherry, the older parts of the city, have quite an assortment of sights & architectural styles as a result of this history. It pretty much came into being as the result of flooding, which created a natural, safe harbour at its cu ... read more
