JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- At dawn, the sun slowly appears like a golden globe through the mist-shrouded landscape in Jaffna, Sri Lanka's northernmost peninsula, just across the Palk Strait from India. Home to a large Tamil community, Jaffna city, which gives the peninsula its name, throbs with life amid sarong-wearing sherbet salesmen hawking drinks and wholesale fish markets auctioning the day's catch.
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Jaffna city has staged a remarkable recovery from Sri Lanka's civil war
Sunrise on the Jaffna Peninsula: The northern tip of Sri Lanka offers travelers a wealth of natural beauty, delectable cuisine and a vibrant culture. (All photos by Zinara Rathnayake)
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