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Damdabeniya (3)  
   

Damdabeniya (3)

The Three Ancient Cities of Sri Lanka

September 7th 2017
Day 3 - Thursday 7 September Today’s weather in Colombo was heavy rain, influenced by cyclonic patterns from across India. Perera picked us up at 8.30am to drive to and explore Dambadeniya Ancient Region. It took us 1 ½ hours of driving through rural areas with teak, coconut, paper and rice crops. We drove through many villages which were typical Asian, semi-develo ... read more
Asia » Sri Lanka » North Western Province » Kurunegala

Sri Lankan Flag 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
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