The countryside between Negombo and Anuradhapura is very different from that of the hills around Kandy where we live. It is also much hotter. Here is a coconut estate. Over 2 billion coconuts are harvested every year.
Journey from Negombo to Anuradhapura, Saturday December 29th 2007.
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The countryside between Negombo and Anuradhapura is very different from that of the hills around Kandy where we live. It is also much hotter. Here is a coconut estate. Over 2 billion coconuts are harvested every year. |
A house made entirely of coconut leaves. |
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| A clock tower in Puttalam with a mosque in the background. | A mosque at Puttalam. |
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| Rosemary beside one of the many, very large, ancient reservoirs than are so plentiful in Sri Lanka. We saw peacocks, pelicans, brahminy kites, water buffalo, cormorants and kingfishers. | A paddy field fringed with banana trees with coconut trees in the background. |
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