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Sigirya Rock

From Kandy to Kandalama

January 27th 2016
Geo: 7.91507, 80.8553On the drive from one to the other we stopped briefly at a curious Hindu Shrine in Matale which had some bizarre pieces in it but was certainly very colourful. Our next stop was at the Highland Spice Garden where a lovely man, who claimed he was 71 and had been using spices all his life took us round the lovely garden and showed us all the different plants and what they are ... read more
Asia » Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Flag 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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