Sri Lanka9 - Chilaw fruit&veg market 2

Cultural Triangle week

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February 16th 2008
Hello, I took the train up the coast last Sunday and headed Negombo to join the "Intrepid" group I am now travelling with for two weeks. It has been great meeting some new people - there are 9 of us - and there are lots of upsides in travelling with an organised group (I would never have been able to see/do so much if organising all the travel etc on my own, we have a local guide with us which ... 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