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Learn about the production of Ceylon cinnamon from bark peeling to the powdered spice
Overview of cinnamon, with a focus on its production in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
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Nuwara Eliya
Tea plantation in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.
Dr. Wolfgang Beyer
Sri Lanka
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Kandy, Sri Lanka: Dalada Maligava
Dalada Maligava (“Temple of the Tooth”), where a tooth of the Buddha is believed...
© Dmitry Rukhlenko/Fotolia
Colombo
Town hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
© Milosk50/Dreamstime.com
Sri Lanka: Adam's Peak
Adam's Peak, southwestern Sri Lanka.
Ed Lark—Artstreet
Sri Lanka: elephants
Elephants in Sri Lanka.
© Vladyslav Danilin/Dreamstime.com
Kandy
Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Bernard Gagnon
tea plantation
Tea plantation, Sri Lanka.
Colby Otero
Sri Lanka: stilt fishing
Sri Lankans using stilts to practice a traditional form of fishing.
© Jaromír Chalabala/Dreamstime.com
Kiri Vihara Stupa
Kiri Vihara Stupa, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
© Dmitry Rukhlenko/Shutterstock.com
Sri Lanka: ancient city of Sigiriya
The rock pillar upon which are the ruins of an ancient stronghold, Sigiriya, central...
© E.O./Fotolia
Buddha statue in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
A 12th-century Buddha statue in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
Glen Allison/Getty Images
Abhayagiri stupa, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Ancient Abhayagiri stupa (shrine) in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, c. 4th century
ZEFA
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka:
apsara
Painted figure of a celestial dancer (
apsara
), Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, 6th...
P. Chandra
vatadage
in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
The
vatadage
, a structure to house a relic of the Buddha, in Polonnaruwa,...
ZEFA
S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike
S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike.
Camera Press/Globe Photos
The world's first woman prime minister
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, 1960.
Keystone/FPG
Maithripala Sirisena
Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo, Sri Lanka, shortly after his victory in the January...
© Chamila Karunarathne—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Indo-Iranian languages
Distribution of Indo-Iranian languages.
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Sri Lanka
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National anthem of Sri Lanka
The instrumental version of the national anthem of Sri Lanka.
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