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Colombo - a disappointment in Kandy

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May 2nd 2016
COLOMBO - 7th April An early morning arrival in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka and we were heading out of the city to the hill country town of Kandy. Colombo is situated at the crossroads of the great spice routes, it is the country's largest city and leading port on the west coast. This is our second visit and they have not stood still as far as development of the port area. T ... 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