Sri Lanka: Difference between revisions

It’s also known for producing [[Spot of Tea|tea]] and being the refuge of [[Arthur C. Clarke]] in his later years. He actually stated Sri Lanka as the ideal place to build an [[Space Elevator]] in ''The Fountains of Paradise'' (though he had to move the equator some grades up, since an orbital elevator only could be constructed near it). Sri Lanka produces many other spices and luxury products as well--it's when cinammon originated, and is the first place where the cinchona tree (source of quinine) was cultivated outside its native South America.

 

 

One of the most important centers of [[Buddhism]]. Also important in Hinduism, specifically the ''Ramayana'', in which Hanuman builds a bridge from India to the island, which is identified with the (real) undersea causeway--plans to cut shipping channels in this causeway ran into religious controversy for this reason.