Category: Sri Lanka

What is Sri Lanka famous for?; Philip Briggs; Bradt Guides

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What is Sri Lanka famous for? Golden-sand beaches, abundant wildlife, verdant hill country and ancient architecture…to name but a few!

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Exploring Sigiriya in Sri Lanka, the Remarkable Rock Fortress Complex; Vasudevan R; Lemonicks

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Visit the rock fortress of Sigiriya in sri lanka and be mesmerized by the incredible architecture, art, and history! Things to do at Sigiriya fortress…

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Visit vibrant and diverse Sri Lanka; Daitranvan; Viet Reader

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For Sri Lanka’s National Day (February 4), Viet Nam News introduces a message from the embassy. When you need less than a day to travel from one end to the other, and yet you can dabble in at least 25 different activities, you know you’ve come to the right place. When you have a past so mighty yet so exciting, with the most vibrant culture that makes falling in love with it as easy as riding a bike; when you can drive into an ocean full of life, catch the freshness spraying from a waterfall hitting the rocks, and hear the birds singing as they build their homes; when every day is a summer romance with sunrise breakfasts and idyllic road trips straight out of a movie; when you can wake up with elephants, play hide and seek with leopards and close your eyes under a sky full of stars; when you can smell fragrant spices cooking in different combinations from every household with age-old treasured recipes; when you feel like everyone around you is family and you’ve run out of words to express how you feel deep inside, and your heart races and warms at the same time- you just know you’ve fallen in love with it all: you know that you have indefinitely fallen for Sri Lanka!

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The World Heritage Sites Of Sri Lanka; Everyman; The Island

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It was on July 31, 2010 that UNESCO inscribed The Central Highlands of Sri Lanka comprising Horton Plains, Knuckles Conservation Forest and the Peak Wilderness- Protected Area, as a World Heritage Site. In fact this site was one of the two which were classified by UNESCO as ‘Natural Sites’ the other being Sinharaja Forest Reserve(1988).

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The Old Town Of Galle And Fortifications; Everyman; Sunday Island

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Volleyball it is claimed is Sri Lanka national sport. However there is no doubt that Cricket is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka .That popular West Indies calypso ‘Cricket, lovely cricket.’,’ will always be ringing in the ears. From the villages where youngsters from around 16 to 26 or maybe even older, use ‘polpithi’ bats, to the towns where more sophisticated young men use willow bats.

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Saving Sinharaja: Many Layers of Protection But Threats Continue; Tharuka Dissanaike; Ground Views

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Photo courtesy of Rukshan Kuru-Utumpala Sinharaja’s conservation status is of “significant concern”. According to the World Heritage Outlook, published by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Sinharaja has been assessed in 2020 as a World Heritage Site with significant concern to its conservation status and future viability.

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