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Leave Colombo
via Rathnapura, visiting Gem Mines
Ratnapura
Sri Lanka's renowned City of Gems, located on
the southern fringes of the hill country in the
awning of the famous Adam's Peak. Bordered by
tea estates and rubber plantations, it is also
famous for the Pothgul Vihare - dating back to
the 1st Century BC, this temple built by King
Valagambahu has cave paintings, a statue of the
Reclining Buddha and an interesting sculpture
of a devil with his mouth open.
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