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Hampi

February 7th 2009
So a local bus took us from Hospet to Hampi, a holy city declared patrimony of humanity. This is a city located in the middle of a huge amount of stony boulders that makes it look like a Flintstone movie set! It used to be capital of some old Indian empire so it’s surrounded by ruins of temples, palaces and statues that gives it a very interesting look. Hampi is a town divided in two by a rive ... read more
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Indian Flag 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
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