Mt. Lavinia

Mt. Lavinia

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September 4th 2006
We've been in Colombo for a week now and yesterday was the first time we went to see the ocean. While Colombo runs along the coast for about 15Km, it isn't really a "beach" town. Imagine all of Daytona Beach, right on the water, but not being able to go in the water. I was suprised at the turbulence of the water. The waves were enormous and breaking far from the shore. The sand is orange colo ... 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