Travel to Sri Lanka: Colombo: Photo 2 The city has a long colonial history, though the oldest layers--especially the Portuguese (from 1507 to 1656) but also the Dutch (from 1656 to 1796)--have been largely obliterated.  Here's a bit of the Dutch legacy: a disused canal, part of an early transportation network. The canal links Beira Lake with the harbor. View: tiny * small * medium * big * biggest Photo Size Back to Sri Lanka: Colombo chapter Short link for this page: http://www.greatmirror.com?justpic=16408

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