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2. The hill stations of Kerala offer the visitor the most
spectacular views of nature. Centered in the highland area of the
Western Ghats, the hill stations of Kerala are dense in vegetation
and provide natural habitat to exotic wildlife. Rising to an
average height of 1520 meter, the tropical forests ranging across
the Ghats are rich with flora and fauna. Alluring to ones senses is
expansive, loamy plantations of tea, coffee, rubber and fragrant
cardamom.Crisscrossing meandering roads, ravishing rivulets,
splendid springs and wondrous waterfalls, the hill stations of
Kerala offer an exclusive touch unique from any other in India. A
visit to these hills after the monsoon rains is pleasure unlimited.
The hill stations of Kerala are dense in vegetation and provide
natural habitat to exotic wildlife. The undulating paths, the rich
variety of flora and fauna available, the beautiful gorges and
valleys and the sparkling silver streams that skip and dance
through the rocks, the settling clouds that one can walk through
and the fresh plucked green tea, brewed hot- this is the
irresistible lure of the land. The hill stations also are idyllic
locations for Trekking, rock climbing and other adventures
activities. Hill stations of Kerala are also the source of the
famous spices of Kerala. Spices such as pepper, cardamom, cinnamon
and the cashew nut are grown in the plantations on the hill
stations in Kerala. The Dutch and English colonial rulers of Kerala
introduced cash crops plantations such as rubber and tea in the
18th and 19th centuries, which has continued till today. Munnaran
idyllic hill station situated in the confluence of three mountain
streams - Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. This hill station
was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Government in
South India. Similarly the other popular hill stations of Kerala
include the prime spots like Wayanad and Vagamon.Wayanad is
renowned for its spice and tea plantations and the Wayanad wildlife
sanctuary. The other most exciting hill station in Kerala is
Ponmudi perched on the Western Ghats at an altitude of 1100 ft.
above sea level. Another jungle abode is Nelliampathy, a forest
range of 75 km sq km in Palakkad district.
Kerala Hill Stations
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