Horton Plains

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December 24th 2013
A 2 hour train trip took us to Haputale. On our first afternoon we visited a monastery run by Benedictine monks. The grounds were surreal with English rose gardens and pear, apple and orange trees instead of banana and jackfruit, all overrun by little toque macaque monkeys. The monks make strawberry and orange marmalade and the money they make selling it is part of their income. We walked thro ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Central Province » Horton Plains NP

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

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