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On Route to Trincomalee through Sri Lankan Jungle

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July 8th 2013
Another adventure begins. Today we traveled from Anuradhapura to the beach resort of Nilaveli via a northern road that was closed/not used for nearly 30 years due to the civil war. The road was in very bad repair. It is currently under construction but will probably be several years before it is completed. The 130 km stretch of road took us over 5 hours to drive. As we drove, we passed by remote v ... 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