Visit of Kochi and kathakali spectacle

Visite de Cochin et spectacle kathakali / Besuch von Kochi und kathakali Schauspie / Visita de Kochi, y espectáculo del kathakali / Chiamata di Kochi e spettacolo di kathakali / Visita de Kochi, e espetáculo do kathakali

Kochi formerly known as Cochin is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, and one of the principal seaports of the country. Kochi is located in the district of Ernakulam, about 220 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city has an estimated population of 650,000, with an extended metropolitan population of over 1.6 million, making it the largest urban agglomeration and the second largest city in Kerala.
Since 1102, the city of Kochi was the seat of an eponymous princely state which traces its lineages to the Kulasekhara empire. Heralded as the Queen of the Arabian Sea, Kochi was an important spice trading centre on the Arabian Sea coast since the 14th century. Ancient travellers and tradesmen made references to Kochi through their writings, variously alluding to it as Cocym, Cochym, Cochin, and Cochi. Occupied by the Portuguese since 1503, Kochi was the site of the first European colonial settlement in India. It remained the capital of Portuguese India till 1530, before Goa became the capital. The city was later occupied by the Dutch, Mysore and the British. Kochi was the first princely state to join the Indian Union willingly, when India gained independence in 1947.
23.12.1998
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• India
• Inde
• Indien
• 印度
• インド
• 인도
• الهن
• Kochi
• Cochin
• Kerala
• Kathakali
• कोचीन
• केरल

[badsign1980]

goa was portuguese until 1961--- dutch always tried to ocupy portuguese citys and fortes thinking we were the weak "link" and got their asses kicked everywhere... in macau, brazil, goa... and everywhere else, actually the dutch should had stayed home cause the only thing they did good was coffe shops...lol (im kidding i really like dutch ppl their nicest ive ever met...)

[laila7]

wow.. looks good :)