There is a country lush with lakes and forests that has been synonymous with exceptional tea for over 120 years. Whether you call it Sri Lanka or its colonial name Ceylon, this teardrop-shaped island, just off the southwestern tip of India, has developed a loyal audience while rising to the rank of the world’s number two
Talk about a small fortune: Although Sri Lanka spans only 25,000 square miles, it shelters Asia’s richest density of mammal, reptile, amphibian and flowering plant species, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. The tiny, tear-shaped island nation off India’s southeast coast also boasts an immense geographic diversity (coastlines, rain forests, mountains and
Sri Lanka has a glittering history for its owned gems, hence this enchanted island was better known as the “Rathna Deepa” or Gem Island in ancient history. Its mineral-rich soils have been yielding seemingly a never-ending supply of high-quality precious and semi-precious gemstones. Sri Lanka has a rich history of large deposits of diverse gemstones.
