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People
have been sailing to Kerala in search of spices, sandalwood and ivory
for at least 2000 years. Through Kerala, Chinese products and ideas
found their way to the west. The present day state of Kerala was
created in 1956 from the former states of Travancore, Cochin and Malabar.
Kerala had the first freely elected government in the world, elected in
1957. Kerala, the fertile strip is in between Lakshadweep Sea and
the Western Ghats. Kerala offers beautiful beaches, back water trips
along peaceful lagoons and canals, hill stations, wildlife sancturies
and complex cultural customs. Malayalis (the people of Kerala; the
word is derived from their language, Malayalam)
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