Saturday 2 February 2013

Dia 215 / Day 215 - February 2/2013


Hoy nos levantamos muy temprano en la mañana para ir a Horton Plains, un parque nacional cerca a Nuwara Eliya.  Horton Plains es un bosque lluvioso que no solo guarda agua sino que ayuda a hacer nubes.  El aire caliente sube durante las horas de la mañana, se acumula en los arboles y se condensa, creando nubes.  Las nubes se ponen tan densas que resulta en aguacero en la tarde.

La caminada alrededor del parque es de 9Kms y se ven diferentes animales.  Dentro del parque también hay un lugar que se llama “El final del mundo”, es una caida vertical de aproximadamente 870 metros de altura donde se puede ver la formacion de las nubes.

En la tarde regresamos a Nuwara Eliya y estuvimos en el mercado.

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Today we woke up really early in the morning to go to Horton Plains, a national park close to Nuwara Eliya.  Horton Plains is a cloud forest that not only saves rain; it actually helps to make it.  The hot air of the lowland rises during the morning hours; it gathers in the trees and condenses, creating clouds.  This often becomes so heavy that the result in the afternoon is rain.

The walk around the park is 9Kms long and we could see lots of different animals.  Inside the park there is also a place called “World’s end”, a vertical drop of approximately 870 meters where we saw the cloud formation.

In the afternoon we went back to Nuwara Eliya and went to the market.


Pajaro nacional de Sri Lanka, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Jungle fowl - national bird, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Amanecer en el Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Sunrise in Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Venado, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Sambur, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Cascada Baker en el Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Baker's fall in Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Cascada Baker en el Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Baker's fall in Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Cascada Baker en el Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Baker's fall in Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

El final del mundo en el Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
World's end at Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

El final del mundo en el Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
World's end at Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

El final del mundo en el Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
World's end at Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

El final del mundo en el Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
World's end at Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Formacion de nubes en el Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Cloud formation at Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka

El final del mundo en el Parque Nacional Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
World's end at Horton Plains National Park, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Ardilla, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Squirrel, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Vista de la Montaña Adam desde Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
View of Adam's Peak from Horton Plains, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

Mercado, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Market, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Mercado, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Market, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Mercado, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Market, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

1 comment:

  1. Que susto ese desfiladero "el final del mundo", se parececuando uno va bajando por matasanos y se ven esos despenaderos....... y que coloridos son los mercados...todo muy tipico
    Besitos,la mama

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