Adele

Horton Plains

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January 8th 2006
OVERNIGHT TRIP: HORTON PLAINS AND NUWARA ELIYA Our first overnight outing away from Mahakande Bungalow was through the upcountry town of Nuwara Eliya and into Horton Plains National Park. Although the distance was only a few kilometers- I believe 26- the epic journey took us about four hours. The entire road that wound up and up and up the mountain had many features. It was very narro ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka

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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