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Sri Lanka - Potential Paradise

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February 8th 2008
Size of country 277 miles long 140 miles across at its widest point - land area about same as Ireland - 20 million pop I have to say that SL is beautiful and has everything - however there is a war going on between the government and the Tamil Tigers. There was a load of security in the centre of Colombo and whilst we were there, there were repeated bombings. However we have had a great ti ... read more

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more