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Negombo and Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

Negombo and Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

Negombo Negombo (Honey Village) is a popular tourist resort located about 40 km from Colombo. It is the fifth largest city in the country and is known as a major fishing center. The Negombo fish market is famous throughout Sri Lanka. But the main attraction of Negombo is a wonderful sandy beach. Once upon a time, wild cinnamon grew around Negombo, which was called the best in the world. For several centuries, overseas merchants, hungry for spices, anchored in the…

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Sri Lanka: Land of Sapphires and Rubies

Sri Lanka: Land of Sapphires and Rubies

For centuries Sri Lanka has been known as the Treasure Island. Even King Solomon presented the Queen of Sheba with a huge ruby ​​taken from Ceylon. Marco Polo admiringly described the ruby ​​the size of a human hand, which he saw in Anuradhapura – perhaps he exaggerated a little, but gems originating from Ceylon have always had world fame.Today, rubies are quite rare. But the royal cousin of the ruby, the blue sapphire, is by far the king of the…

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