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Site Name:  Athirappilly Waterfalls Site Type:  Waterfalls, Forest, Dam, Tea Estate Location:    Near Chalakudy, Kerala, India Highlights:   One of the most beautiful waterfalls in the entire India Nearest Railway Station:   Chalakudy Nearest Airport:   Cochin How to reach:   Well connected by road Hotel:  A lot of options are available within Ernakulam/Cochin; Few options including homestays are available in Chalakudy Restaurants:  It's difficult to find different varieties of restaurants Athirappilly Waterfalls Anyone visiting the USA or Canada would definitly love to go to Niagara Falls, the most popular waterfalls in the entire world. Niagara Falls in the east aka American Fall is 180 feet high and 1148 feet wide. The Canadian Fall aka Horseshoe Fall is 161 feet high and 2788 feet wide. Athirappilly waterfalls in Kerala is just 137 feet high and 721 feet wide and it cannot obviously match Niagara falls. However, it is the combination of height and volume that makes

Site Name:  Kauthuka Park Site Type:  Eco Park Location:    Near Chalakudy, Kerala, India Highlights:   A unique park where various living beings live in harmony Nearest Railway Station:   Chalakudy Nearest Airport:   Cochin How to reach:   Well connected by road Hotel:  A lot of options are available within Ernakulam/Cochin; Few options including homestays are available in Chalakudy Restaurants:  It's difficult to find different varieties of restaurants Kauthuka Park is a unique kind of park where it is shown to the world how practical and peaceful that all living beings could live in perfect harmony with nature. It is located adjacent to Panampally college near Athirapally waterfalls. If you enter the park, you would feel as if you entered the remote habitat of the nature - with small caves, trees and plants with medicinal values and ponds with crystal clear water. All sorts of animals, birds and insects co exist in Kauthuka Park. You can find peacocks, hen, cock, geese,

Site Name:  Replica of Holy Land, St. Mary's Church Site Type:  Church Location:    Chalakudy, Kerala, India Highlights:   An ancient church; Replica of Holy Land depicting various incidents in the life of Jesus Christ Nearest Railway Station:   Chalakudy Nearest Airport:   Cochin How to reach:   Well connected by road and rail Hotel:  A lot of options are available within Ernakulam/Cochin; Few options including homestays are available in Chalakudy Restaurants:  It's difficult to find different varieties of restaurants Chalakudy is a small and beautiful town located near Cochin in Kerala state of India. Some dense forests and important waterfalls of Kerala are located near Chalakudy. Only few people would know about an important site located in this town. It is St. Mary's Church. The origin of Christian faith in this town can be traced back to almost 2000 years. It is believed that St. Thomas, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ, landed in Kodungallur in Kerala

Site Name:  Jew Cemetery Site Type:  Cemetery, tomb Location:    Jew Town, Cochin, Kerala, India Highlights:   A little known tourist site in Cochin Nearest Railway Station:   Ernakulam Nearest Airport:   Cochin How to reach:   Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  A lot of options are available within Ernakulam/Cochin Restaurants:  Many options and varieties across the city  India has always been tolerant to all religions. Although the majority of Indians are Hindus, the country has always allowed other religions to enter. It includes not only Christians and Muslims but even minority religions such as Zoroastrians, Bahai and Jews.   Jews, who were suffering under the Roman rule, sought help from other lands. Cochin aka Kochi, an important trading port in Arabian Sea since ancient times, saw the arrival of White Jews from Jerusalem in 6th century BC. In 1st century AD also, a large number of Jews arrived Cochin.   Even today, you can find the settlement of Jews c