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Kochi an E-Tourism Destination
Kochi (Cochin) is
the cosmopolitan and the computer capital of Kerala, " The Land of
Coconuts", so called because of her natural spendour. ( Cosmopolitan
means a citizen of the Cosmos ). The Landing point for all visitors
visiting this tiny state, this strategic center was a major center of
trade & commerce with the Arabs, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and the
British in the past.
Housing one of the finest natural harbors in the world, Kochi
is strategically located on the East - West sea trade route from
Europe to Australia. The 15th Century saw the advent of the Europeans
and Kochi's trade links with the Chinese and Arabs were said to
be 2000 years old. Trade links with the Portuguese developed and
Kochi soon became a Portuguese colony. Overthrowing the Portuguese,
the Dutch arrived towards the end of the 15th century.
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Kochi houses the main Stock Exchange of Kerala and she has
undergone periods of colonization. She has been exposed to diverse
cultures and different types of businesses. The city has Ayurveda,
Heritage tourist centers and numerous water sports. Different varieties of
merchandise are available to the shopper. Kochi is a major auction center
for spices like cinnamon, pepper and cardamom, ginger, and tea.
More than 200000 tourists visit this city annually and her tourism
industry has developed remarkably. |
There is still scope for further development in the tourism industry in
Kochi because of her strategic location and the state-of-the-art
facilities offered here. A reasonably warm weather characterises this Arabian Queen.
SAFE
Optic Fibre Cable Project:
Kochi is the only Internet
Gateway in South Asia because of the South Africa Far East (S A F E)
Submarine Cable Project (length 28800 kms) for high Speed Net Access and
Communications, giving state-of-the-art communication facilities. Like
Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of Asia, Kochi has prospects for being the
next IT Center in South Asia due to the SAFE Project and the abundant
scientific & tech manpower available.
The SAFE project has enhanced the bandwidth for the mushrooming telecom,
Net and Mutimedia traffic. Also improved are the security and availability
of telecom links between Asia and Europe. With a major landing point in
India at Kochi, SAFE Cable Project's other landing points are Cape Town (
South Africa ), Bay Jacote ( Mauritius ), Penang ( Malaysia ) and St Paul
( Reunion Island ).
The initial equipped capacity of the SAFE Project will be 80 GB
expandable to 120-160 GB 1.5 Million hi-speed data channels (64K
equivalent) and 12,000 (8MB) digital video channels. The Cable System
has a capacity of 7.3 Million simultaneous telephone calls. Kochi
is adorned by a state-of-the-art Software Export Zone &
a most modern Port. A major Container Port will be in operation
after 3 years ( The Vallarpadam Container Terminal ). Compared to
the infrastructure in other South Indian cities, the Infrastructure
in existence here is modern & state-of-the-art.
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The International Airport at Nedumbassery is connected to all parts
of the world. Air India, Oman Air and Kuwait Airways, along with the
domestic Indian Airlines operate here.
The opportunities for investing in the ICT sector and Tourism Industry
are considerable as Kochi is the only Gateway in South Asia equipped with
a sophisticated, speed telecom SAFE Cable Project, excellent
infrastructure and a fairly well-developed Tourism Industry.
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By implementing and commissioning
its E-Tourism projects, we are committed to making Kochi "The
Queen of the E-Tourism Industry". We seek active participation
from you.
Contributing
Writer :
G Kumar,
astrologer, writer and programmer of www.eastrovedica.com He has
15 years research experience in Stock Market Astrology and in various
other branches of Astrology. Recently he was awarded a Certificate
by the Planetary Gemologists Association as a Planetary Gem Advisor.
Great Ebooks at http://www.eastrovedica.com/html/Ebooks.htm
Free Astro Tips at
http://zodiacastrology.blogspot.com
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