For a quarter century, Sri Lanka seems to have been plagued by misfortune, including a brutal civil war between the government and a separatist Tamil group. But the conflict finally ended last May, ushering in a more peaceful era for this teardrop-shaped island off India’s coast, rich in natural beauty and cultural splendors.
The island, with a population of just 20 million, feels like one big tropical zoo: elephants roam freely, water buffaloes idle in paddy fields and monkeys swing from trees. And then there’s the pristine coastline. The miles of sugary white sand flanked by bamboo groves that were off-limits to most visitors until recently are a happy, if unintended byproduct of the war.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium -2011 cricket world cup venue

2009
35,000
80.0m long, 75.0m wide
no
Hunnasgiriya End, Rikillagaskada End
Asitha Wijesinghe
20:23, Fri Apr 02, 2010 (UTC +0530)
Aravinda de Silva gets ready to face the first ball at the Pallekele Stadium
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Location: Pallekele, Sri Lanka

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