Kochi 1

Cochin, India.

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March 25th 2009
Another place for a pin, but not much else. Today it is called Kochi so you will have to look for it on the map under both names. It is on the west coast of India. We have been here before, so we did not get off the ship. You can see from the picture of where we are docked that it is not exactly a "posh" place. However, this is a city where you can find snake charmers with their little basket ... 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