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- Adam's Peak
Adam's Peak
The legendary mountain peak towering 7,297ft (2,224m) over the
island of Sri Lanka is known as Sri Pada or Adam's Peak, and has
been venerated as a place of pilgrimage and worship for all major
faiths for many generations. The holy mountain bears the imprint of
a foot on a rock on its summit. Depending on their faith pilgrims
believe the print was left there by Buddha, the God Shiva, St
Thomas, or Adam after he was expelled from Eden. Whether you
believe the footprint to be holy or not the climb to view it,
protected in an enclosure at the pinnacle of the peak, is well
worth it for the panoramic views of tropical forest afforded from
the top. The stairway up the mountainside is believed to be the
longest in the world and climbers are entitled to ring the bell
sited at the top once they have made the journey.
Information & Facts
Language
Most people speak Sinhala, which is the national and
official language. Tamil is also spoken, and English is spoken at
most tourist establishments.
Money
The unit of currency is the Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR), which is
divided into 100 cents. Major credit cards are widely accepted, and
travellers cheques in US Dollars are recommended. ATMs are becoming
more common, but outside the main cities they are unlikely to
accept international cards. Credit cards should be used with
caution due to the potential for fraud. Foreign currency can be
exchanged at bureaux de change, banks and hotels, but exchanging
cash is more expensive than exchanging travellers cheques. Banks
are closed on Sundays.
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