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November 22nd 2008
A giant fort and camel treks! How could we say no! Jaisalmer is basically a giant sand castle with a town attached. Built in 1156, the fort has 99 bastions on its outer wall, and a quarter of the cities population still lives within these walls. It had its share of seiges and in the 13th Century one of these sieges lasted 8 years. The Palace was beautiful, especially the rooftop views acros ... read more

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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

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