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Sri Lanka : Part 3 Elephant Man

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June 11th 2010
Also spent a week volunteering at an elephant conservation project... What did I do? - helped look after one elephant, the crazy Pooja (it means 'prayer' but I think it really means 'poo lots') - cleaned her bed every day (full of poo) WITH MY BARE HANDS :S - cleaned her chilling out area every day (full of poo) - collected all her coconut leaves (so she could make more poo) ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka

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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