COUNTRY
OVERVIEW: The beautiful land of Sri Lanka, an island on the Indian
ocean located towards the south of the Indian subcontinent is a land complete
with unparalled natural beauty.
From beautiful sandy beaches, to misty hills... from exotic flora to fauna...
Sri Lanka offers it visitors breathtaking views & memories that last
forever.
For centuries, Sri Lanka has been known to its visitors as a tropical
paradise.. and this has never proved wrong to any person who felt the
warmth of this land. Known for their hospitality par excellence - their
are several ethnicities in Sri Lanka from Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims and
Burghers living in harmony together as a brotherhood of Sri Lankans. Sri
Lanka being a country with a documented history of more than 2500 years,
has many well preserved ancient Kingdoms and heritage sites where human
civilization formed and blossomed.
ECONOMY:
Being Situated in the crossroads of the East and West sea routes, Sri
Lanka is one of the blossoming economies in the South Asian region. Agriculture
being the main source of income to the country, it also boasts a hightly
developed import and export of raw materials - mostly rubber.
The main source of export incomes are generated by Tea, Coconut and Rubber
and Sri Lanka also is a leader in the Garment Sector for quality. Sri
Lanka also is a favourite travel spot in the world travellers maps and
has a hosts star class hotels and entertainment aimed at the tourism markets.
CULTURAL HERITAGE: The
Sri Lankan culture, blessed with 2500 years of history has many places
where one can visit in order to understand the robustness and majesty
of it.
From the ancient kingdom cities of Pollonnaruwa, Anuradhapura to Kandy
and places of religious worship for centuries such as the Dambulla Temple,
Kataragama Kovil, the Adam's Peak - the rich Sri Lankan culture can be
witnessed by all tourists to the country. |