The Beach Tour - Sri Lanka 2013 - Ancient Ruins, Long Bike Ride and Finish Line!
December 4th 2013 Anuradhapura, as I mentioned in my previous post, Is Sri Lanka's oldest capital, and the birthplace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. The old city, which is quite impressive in size, contains one of South Asia's best collections of archaeological and architectural wonders. The massive site, a UNESCO Heritage site - spans several square kilometres, and contains crumbling ruins of Temples, huge dago
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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 
