GAL OYA NATIONAL PARK – By Stefan D’silva ...
Oct 17, 2020
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Mysteries of Hennangela & Rambakan Oya – By Stefan D’silva (Top): Picturesque Rambakan Oya (reservoir) opened in 2013. (Above): The immense, ancient, Rambakan ‘hydraulic’ archaeological site. The longest and largest sluice canal in Sri Lanka. 115m long with two channels, it is apparently a stalled construction intended to service the old reservoir at the end. The old reservoir bund is still standing. The specific era/dates remains a mystery and why work stopped on the reservoir and the canal is also a mystery. The massive stone work is amazing. Elephant on top of Hennanegala rock. A small family of elephants are resident on the top Elephants in good ‘elephant country’. Maduru Oya NP Peregrine Falcon chick waits on his parent for a feed. High on the Hennanegala Rock face ...
Oct 12, 2020
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A few days in Yala -September 2020 – By Stefan D’silva ...
Sep 9, 2020
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A Day On Batticaloa Lagoon & Elephant Delights on the Polonnaruwa – ‘Batti’ Road – Stefan 2020 ...
Aug 9, 2020
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Isle of Mystique-Isle of Legend -Glimpsing Eclipsed Sri Lanka by Stefan D’silva stefands@bigpond.net.au Isle of Mystique- Isle of Legend – Glimpsing Eclipsed Sri Lanka is an apt title for a publication that illustrates in vivid colour images and informative text, aspects of ‘hidden’ Sri Lanka. The book explores places far from the routine travel agenda of most people. Mysterious rock paintings only recently discovered, cave inscriptions, cave art, old British military fortifications, remote lifestyles of nautical communities, the lost wealth of the Parrs of Mannar (pearl banks), the theft of the last Sinhala King’s crown and legends of lost races – and more, are all a part of this 247 page publication with revealing historical facts. The complex and rich history of an exotic, complex land is showcased in a manner that has never been showcased before. There is a ‘guarantee’ that the readers would not have been to some ...
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