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Sri Lankan Countryside (December 2010)

Sri Lanka is a large island in the Indian Ocean, to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal. The climate of Sri Lanka is warm and tropical. The country is diverse and verdant. There are many mountains, waterfalls and forests in Sri Lanka. Forests at one time covered nearly the entire island, but by the late 20th century, the number of forests diminished due to development. Many crops grow in Sri Lanka, including rice, tea, coffee, rubber, cinnamon and coconut. Sri Lanka is home to several wild elephant herds (in 1815, an estimated 30,000 elephants lived on the island). Today, there are about 3,000 elephants remaining. The Yala National Park in the southeast protects herds of elephant, deer, and peacocks, and the Wilpattu National Park in the northwest preserves the habitats of many water birds, such as storks, pelicans, ibis, and spoonbills. Much of Sri Lanka is beautiful and unspoiled. It is definitely worth visiting.
Sri Lankan Countryside cover page.
Sri Lankan Countryside cover page.		 Map of Sri Lanka with the star indicating Columbo.
Map of Sri Lanka with the star indicating Columbo.		 We stopped at Ayubowan, which sold natural cosmetics and herbs. They give tourists the hard sell there!
We stopped at Ayubowan, which sold natural cosmetics and herbs. They give tourists the hard sell there!		 We drove by a shrine to Buddha. About 70% of the Sri Lankan people are Buddhists.
We drove by a shrine to Buddha. About 70% of the Sri Lankan people are Buddhists.
Close-up of the shrine to Buddha.
Close-up of the shrine to Buddha.		 Sri Lanka is a very mountainous country.
Sri Lanka is a very mountainous country.		 It is also very lush and verdant.
It is also very lush and verdant.		 A typically beautiful valley that we passed in Sri Lanka.
A typically beautiful valley that we passed in Sri Lanka.
Many crops grow in Sri Lanka, including rice, tea, coffee, rubber, cinnamon and coconut.
Many crops grow in Sri Lanka, including rice, tea, coffee, rubber, cinnamon and coconut.		 We passed by one of Sri Lanka's many waterfalls on our way to Kandy.
We passed by one of Sri Lanka's many waterfalls on our way to Kandy.		 Later on the trip, we stopped for lunch at a restaurant and hotel where there was a view of the St. Clair Waterfall.
Later on the trip, we stopped for lunch at a restaurant and hotel where there was a view of the St. Clair Waterfall.		 We visited the Devon Falls outside of Nuwara Eliya.
We visited the Devon Falls outside of Nuwara Eliya.
The falls were named after a pioneer English coffee planter with the last name Devon, whose plantation was nearby.
The falls were named after a pioneer English coffee planter with the last name Devon, whose plantation was nearby.		 Me at the Devon Falls. It looks like I could fall off the wall!
Me at the Devon Falls. It looks like I could fall off the wall!		 A typical Sri Lankan stupa in the shape of a bell.
A typical Sri Lankan stupa in the shape of a bell.		 A dog statue was guarding the stupa.
A dog statue was guarding the stupa.
My tour guide, Kumara, standing next to the stupa.
My tour guide, Kumara, standing next to the stupa.		 The shapes of stupas differ in different parts of Asia.
The shapes of stupas differ in different parts of Asia.		 A lovely Buddhist statue that was there.
A lovely Buddhist statue that was there.		 Most stupas and temples in Sri Lanka have round ornaments at the base of the stairs.
Most stupas and temples in Sri Lanka have round ornaments at the base of the stairs.
It is considered to be disrespectful to step on the ornaments wearing shoes.
It is considered to be disrespectful to step on the ornaments wearing shoes.

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