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Trincomalee Travel Guide
Trincomalee is a melting pot of cultures in Sri Lanka. Although it has been ravaged by wars time and again, it is famed for the pristine beaches and the numerous historical and religious landmarks that tell of the city's rather chaotic past and of the people's fervent devotion to their respective religions. Today, "Trinco," as it is commonly called, is a gateway to Uppuveli and Nilaveli beaches, two of the city's prized possessions.
Located in the northeast of the country, Trincomalee has been a constant attraction to seafarers and colonizing countries because of its broad harbor that can dock large vessels. It is no surprise that the Danish, the Portuguese, and the Dutch-only some of the powerful countries that made settlements out of the city-had set their eyes on it sometime in the past. Moreover, the city also witnessed some of Sri Lanka's significant confrontations that have changed the face of the country ever since.
Trincomalee has two of the world's most out-of-the-way beaches and both are used for scuba diving, swimming, and even whale watching. Uppuveli is located north of the port city, and the village nearby still maintains that quaint Sri Lankan feel-with old women weaving baskets and teams of men hauling wide nets onto the beach. Nilaveli can be found north of Uppuveli. Somewhere along the Nilaveli beach is an old British-Indian communications base that was occupied back at the time of World War II.
Not far from Nilaveli beach is Koneswaram, Trincomalee's holiest temple. Portuguese colonialists desecrated the temple and robbed the temple treasures, and it was only after almost 450 years that the locals came together to rebuild the place of worship, but in a smaller scale.
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