Jesus in Old Goa

Portuguese Panjim

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February 19th 2008
We left Palolem at a respectable 11am and bid farewell to our fantastic views and relaxed beach life. After a brief negotiation over price we had begun the two hour taxi journey up to Panaji (Panjim), Goa's capital. The journey was breakneck and bumpy as all the road journeys seem to be here, but got some great glimpses of village life as we hurtled through the countryside. Sari-clad women worki ... 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