Ruvanvelisaya Dagoba

Columbo & Anuradhapura

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August 19th 2015
As we fly into Colombo we are struck by the abundance of Palm trees a beautiful sight, North is a range of Hills which must be the Hill Country around Kandy, where we will be visiting later on. Hasantha meets us after Passport Control with our Driver and car to transport us to Anuradhapura and our accommodation for the night, we arrive just before dark and take a swim in the pool to be joined by r ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » North Central Province » Anuradhapura

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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