Matale City
Matale, Sri Lanka, is renowned for its lush vegetation and spice gardens. Located in the central province, it offers a rich cultural experience with cooking classes and demonstrations. Visitors can learn traditional recipes and techniques, such as clay pot cooking, and enjoy dishes like chicken curry and dhal curry, making Matale a culinary and cultural treasure.
Thelgamu Oya
Thelgamu Oya en Sri Lanka: un arroyo con muchas piscinas naturales para nadar
Thelgamuwa Oya es un arroyo que fluye desde el macizo Knuckles en el centro de Sri Lanka, una serie de colinas llamadas así por su parecido con los nudillos de un puño. Forma parte de los hermosos arroyos y cascadas que crean una red en esa zona. La cordillera Knuckles originalmente se llamaba cordillera Dumbara, y el área circundante aún se conoce como Dumbara. El arroyo atraviesa Dumbara, cerca de una cabaña forestal llamada Dumbara Wana Nivahana ubicada en Ilukambura, que ofrece alojamiento para campistas que visitan la reserva forestal de la zona.
El arroyo es uno de los cursos de agua dulce más impresionantes de Sri Lanka, con agua limpia y abundante y muchas pozas naturales de roca. Algunas de las pozas son profundas, mientras que otras son poco profundas, lo que las hace ideales para bañarse o nadar. Las sombras formadas cuando el arroyo fluye bajo los árboles y burbujea sobre las rocas hacen de Thelgamuwa Oya un lugar muy relajante para visitar.
Las pozas más profundas de Thelgamuwa Oya son peligrosas para nadar o bucear, pero albergan muchos peces. Son buenos lugares para sentarse a la sombra en una silla plegable, con una caña de pescar en la mano y cebo en un cubo cercano. El suave canto de los pájaros y el murmullo del agua crean una experiencia de pesca muy tranquila.
Thelgamuwa Oya es un buen lugar para visitar durante un descanso relajante en tus vacaciones en Sri Lanka; especialmente si tu viaje es intenso y estresante, lleno de lugares para visitar y cosas que hacer, procedentes de los cuatro puntos cardinales.
About Central Province
The Central Province of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. The province has an area of 5,674 km², and a population of 2,421,148. Some major towns include Kandy, Gampola (24,730), Nuwara Eliya and Bandarawela. The population is a mixture of Sinhalese, Tamil and the Moors.
Both the hill capital Kandy and the city of Nuwara Eliya are located within the Central Province as well as Sri Pada. The province produces much of the famous Ceylon tea, planted by the British in the 1860s after a devastating disease killed all the coffee plantations in the province. Central Province attracts many tourists, with hill station towns such as Kandy, Gampola, Hatton and Nuwara Eliya. Temple tooth or Dalada maligawa is the main sacred place in Centrel province.
The climate is cool, and many areas about 1500 meters often have chilly nights. The western slopes are very wet, some places having almost 7000 mm of rain per year. The eastern slopes are parts of the mid-dry zone as it is receiving rain only from North-Eastern monsoon. The Temperatures range from 24°C at Kandy to just 16°C in Nuwara Eliya, which is located 1,889 m above sea level. The highest mountains in Sri Lanka are located in the Central Province. The terrain is mostly mountainous, with deep valleys cutting into it. The two main mountain regions are the central massif and the Knuckles range to the east of Kandy.