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In Search of the Past: Sri Lanka, Part 7: Trincomalee Harbor

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To continue my novel research, we drive down from Sri Lanka’s central highlands to Trincomalee Harbor, where the Americans and British had bases during WW2. No battleships or destroyers now, but a bevy of fishing vessels. In the distance are the ancient ramparts of a Portuguese fort that later passed from the Dutch to the … Read more

In Search of the Past: Sri Lanka: Part 6: The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

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Having come to Sri Lanka for book research, I hope to set an important scene at Polonnaruwa, an ancient city-state of culture and power in the central upcountry area. About 1000 years ago, the visionary king set out to create an enduring civilization. To maintain a water supply, he built a great reservoir lake, now left to the … Read more