You will know that you have come to your destination when the air becomes sweet with the fragrance of the cinnamon and the sky reveals before you as the most beautiful of the oceans. You don´t know what small miracle is waiting in this Island of opportunities.
Sri Lanka is a country for discovering across the interaction with their people. With a history of more than two thousand years, Singhalese people have support patiently and with wisdom all the vicissitudes that the destiny has presented without losing his own identity and traditions.
The Island of the Gems hangs as a brilliant emerald, although the diamonds are in his rivers and the pearls in his valleys.
Sri Lanka is a country of constant smiles, maybe due to the performance that surround its daily life: fisherman in stilts along the south coast, young couples walking around of the walls of the Dutch fort of the 17th century, children tasting a hot curry, exuberant whirlpools of the Singhalese alphabet, the Buddhists multicolored flags, captivating sunsets in the beaches, fruits and spices that show themselves on the markets and the kaleidoscope of saris. For the traveler, it´s a festival without end.
Location:
The island of Sri Lanka is situated in the Indian Ocean, close to the southern tip of Indian, to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal. It is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. The island is 700 km distance approximately from the Maldivian islands. According to Hindu mythology, a land bridge linked the Indian mainland, known as Rama’s Bridge, was constructed during the time of Rama by the vanara architect Nala. Because of its location and importance the island, had been known by various names in the past such as “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”, “Serendib”, “Taprobane” “Sea Land” & “Ceylon”. In 1972 the traditional name “Sri Lanka” came into use.
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