Maya Oya Valley, thousands of acres of jungle cleared for coconut - Sri Lanka, Export Agriculture (sitios de interés)

the Ceylonese began to embark upon the cultiva- tion, and in the Western and North-West Provinces especially they brought many thousands of acres of jungle under cultivation, more especially along the valley of the Mahaoya between Negombo and Polgahwela, since 1866, and later in the Chilaw Puttalam district and in the Eastern Province. (John Ferguson)