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Preskil Beach Resort - 3* - Belle Mare

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Indian Resort - 4* - Belle Mare

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Hotel Ambre - 4* - Belle Mare

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Colombo is the largest city in Sri Lanka, and it is the main financial, commercial and industrial centre, although the official administrative capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, just 10km (6 miles) away. Colombo is a bustling, noisy and somewhat schizophrenic city: in the downtown area, modern skyscrapers tower over snarling three-wheeled taxis; smart businessmen jostle side by side with street vendors and Buddhist monks walk silently past expensive shops, begging for alms. Sri Lanka has a rich history, dating back to the fifth or sixth century BC. Buddhism was introduced in the third century BC. It is still the national religion and gives the country its unique atmosphere. The Portuguese started nearly 500 years of colonisation in 1505. They were replaced by the Dutch and later the British, who led until independence in 1947. This history and culture, the perfect white sandy beaches, year round sunshine and warm seas should make Sri Lanka a paradise for tourism. However, simmering tensions between the majority Sinhalese and the Tamil minority who are seeking independence for the Jaffna region in the north of the country, led to an explosion of violence in the 1980s. This led to two decades of fighting between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Industry, and especially tourism, suffered greatly following a number of attacks notably on Colombo airport in July 2001. A peace accord was brokered by the Norwegians in December 2001, which spawned an uneasy peace that has allowed business and tourism to recover somewhat, though tensions in the country again rose towards the end of 2005 with attacks blamed on the Tamil Tigers. The Asian Tsunami on Boxing Day 2004 also created problems for both the economy and the tourism sector.
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