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Amazing Srilanka

14/03/2024

Srilanka

04/03/2024

Photographer Yannik Tissera captured this incredible image by combining shots of 12 different species, each recorded by a trap camera over three weeks in Sri Lanka's Central Highlands.🐆🐱🐰🦔🐶🦫🐇🇱🇰

This stunning composite photo highlights the incredible biodiversity of this region.

25/01/2024

Use these 5 secret superstars of Ayurveda to boost your health:

🌱 Tulsi (Holy Basil): Revered for its medicinal properties, Tulsi is known for its immune-boosting, anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacterial qualities.

🟡 Turmeric: This common spice is celebrated for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and wound-healing properties.

🫚 Ginger: Used for its digestive and anti-inflammatory properties, ginger is a common ingredient in many Ayurvedic formulations.

🔥 Cinnamon: Known for its anti-diabetic properties, it's also used for digestion and circulation issues.

🥥 Coconut Oil: Popular in tropical regions like Sri Lanka, used for its cooling properties and skin benefits.

12/12/2023

What is Pekoe Trail?

The Pekoe Trail is a 300 km (186.4 mile) trekking route from the Hanthana Mountains near Kandy to the hill station of Nuwara Eliya.On the way, you’ll pass through the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka across a variety of landscapes

The route takes its name from the numerous tea estates it passes through, their undulating hills carpeted in emerald-coloured tea plants.

The trail is the brainchild of adventurer and trail extraordinaire Miguel Cunat, who spent many years hiking in the central highlands of Sri Lanka designing The Pekoe Trail. Migel Cunat is Spanish by birth and he has been living in Sri Lanka since 2003. He has contributed immensely to the development of tourism of the country. He was awarded Conde Nast top traveler specialist for Sri Lanka.

The 300 km trail has been sectioned into 22 stages, each averaging about 12 km ( 7.46 mi) and of varying levels of difficulty based on the elevation gain.

Stages of Pekoe Trail, distances and average time to complete are as below

01. Hanthana to Galaha - 13.8km - 3h 52min

02.Galaha to Loolkandura - 14.69km - 4h 45min

03.Loolkandura to Thalawatenna - 17.23km - 5h 50min

04.Thalawatenna to Kumbaloluwa - 9.5km - 3h 38min

05.Kumbaloluwa to Watagoda - 11.85km - 3h 47min

06.Watagoda to Kotagala - 14.86km - 4h 15min

07.Kotalagal to Norwood - 15.5km - 4h 37min

08.Norwood to Bogawantalawa - 15.85km - 4h 40min

09.Bogawantalawa to Dayagama - 16.46km - 5h 3min

10. Dayagama to Horton Plains - 14.9km - 4h 20min

11.Horton Plains to Udaweriya - 13.12km - 4h 2min

12.Udaweriya to Haputale - 14.76km - 4h 54min

13. Haputale to St Catherine's Seat - 13.48km - 4h 11min

14.St Catherine's seat to Makulella - 9.38km - 3h 12min

15.Makulella to Ella - 10.12km - 2h 56min

16.Ella to Demodara - 8.75km - 2h 50min

17.Demodara to Haliela - 12.99km - 4h 20min

18.Haliela to Atampitiya - 13.96km - 4h 9min

19.Atampitiya to Loonuwatte - 18.6km - 5h 50min

20.Loonuwatte to Udupussellawa - 12.37km - 4h 2min

21.Udupussellawa to Kandapola - 16.71km - 5h 30min

22.Kandapola to Nuwara Eliya - 10.81km - 3h 2min

Credits to the author.

09/09/2023