street market in Bhubaneswar

India - Chilika Lake, Orissa

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December 9th 2008
After 2 days of flights (DC to London to Munich to Delhi to Bhubaneswar) we made it to the east coast of India to Chilika Lake. I was there for 10 nights and stayed at the guesthouse of the Chilika Lake Reserve along with John (USGS guru), Tracy (UN FAO veterinarian), Scott (FAO Biologist), Lucy (Post-doc in Wales), Subbarao (FAO India), Bala (ornithologist), Selvam (ornithologist), Acty (veterin ... read more

Asia » India » Orissa

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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