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Kerala – India’s charming and serene state

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Kerala is India’s unruffled and beautiful state. Its varied landscape forms a narrow strip- nearly 600 km of  coastline along the Arabian Sea, a network of sparkling backwaters and the tea covered hills of Wayanad and Munnar. Arabian Sea provides a crucial link between the neighbouring areas of Iran, the Arabian Peninsula (including Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates), Pakistan, the Horn of Africa nations and India. …

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Kappad Beach near Kozhikode

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The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama landed in Kappad Beach in 1498. He was the first European to reach India by sea. He came to establish a trade route between his native Portugal and the Malabar coast. Kerala has always been famous for its spices and that was also the main reason why ancient traders followed the ‘spice route. There was big demand in Europe for spices like pepper, cardamom, clove, ginger, cinnamon and turmeric. …

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Beypore Port near Kozhikode second biggest port in Kerala

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Beypore port is one of the oldest ports in Kerala. It is the second biggest in Kerala after Kochi and  handles about 1.25 lakh  tons of cargo in a year. The port had direct trade links with countries in the Middle East. It was also an important trade and maritime centre during the days of the early Arab and Chinese travellers.

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