With
the peace holding for more that
a year, tourist arrivals have doubled
in Sri Lanka. (Above) Dating from
about 1000 A.D., a standing and
rare reclining Buddha are two of
four Buddha statues carved in the
rock wall of a grotto setting at
the temple ruins at Polonnaruwa,
a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Photo by Alex Kersis
SRI
LANKA 2003
