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With high-rise development restricted to Ernakulam, across the water, the old-fashioned character of Mattancherry and nearby Fort Cochin remains intact. Within an area small enough to cover on foot, bicycle or auto-rickshaw, glimpses of Kochi's variegated history greet you at virtually every turn. As you approach by ferry (get off at Mattancherry Jetty), the shoreline is crowded with tiled buildings painted in pastel colors - a view that can't have changed for centuries. Despite the large number of tourists visiting daily, trade is still the most important activity here. Many of the streets are busy with barrows loaded with sacks of produce trundling between godowns (warehouses) and little shops where dealers do business in tea, jute, rubber, chillies, turmeric, cashew, ginger, cardamom and pepper. |
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