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POTY 2003 - 7th - Beach Cleaner of Negombo
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Yusuf
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Sat Feb 21, 2004 |
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While having a very early breakfast on the patio of our holiday villa in Negombo in Sri Lanka, I discovered why the beaches were so pristine and clean.
The beaches are almost deserted and that is one reason. Apart from that however, the beaches are kept clean by gangs of Beach Cleaners who actually sweep the beaches twice a day. Once at sunrise, and again in the afternoon.
I watched this sweeper at dawn, as he worked his way along the beach, and clicked the shutter just as he passed a beached boat. The morning sun was just rising above the horizon and it cast a nice golden glow over everything.
Negombo is near Colombo in Sri Lanka. It is struggling to find prosperity from tourists, from fishing, growing spices and coconuts, and setting up small manufacturing companies. I saw a Noritake Ceramic factory just outside Negombo.
The local people are mostly Catholics and nearly all of them have Portuguese surnames which their ancestors adopted when they were baptized by Portuguese missionaries in the 14th century. Negombo then was an important center for the spice trade and its people were mostly Buddhists and Hindus before they became Catholics. In the middle of the 16th century the Portuguese were driven out by the Dutch. Much later, the Dutch in turn were driven out by the British.
Today in Negombo you can still see some of the canals which the Dutch built to facilitate transport. Going inland towards the mountains, you will see miles and miles of tea plantations, a legacy of the British, Sri Lanka’s last colonial masters. Most of the plantations still have their original names like Macgregor Estates, Devonshire Plantations, and the like, remnants of the British predilection for tea.
You should seriously consider Sri Lanka as your next holiday destination. It is a jewel of a place. Its cheap. Its delightful. And the people are extremely nice. And yes, the photographic opportunities are great. |
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Sat Feb 21, 2004 3:07pm