Cultural Triangle Citadel of Sinhala Culture

I have begun the visits to the Cultural Triangle !!!

Actually, I have begun the visits to the Historical/Archaeological Sites within the Cultural Triangle.

What is the Cultural Triangle you may ask? Basically, it's the area between Kandy, Anuradhapura, and Polonuwara. These were all historical capitals of the Sinhalese culture, which enjoys 2,000 + years of uninterrupted history. Only the British in the 1800s were able to gain complete control of the island.

What does this mean?!
Good question. Like Mexico, Sri Lanka has a HUGE history and cultural identity preceding modern times. Unlike Mexico, which was dominated by the Spanish in the 1500's, Sinhala Sri Lanka was only ruled over by the British for approximately 100 years. During that time, rule may have shifted, but unlike the Spanish rule over Mexico, the indigenous culture was not entirely destroyed. Sri Lankan Sinhalese, therefore, have a very big and real sense of "now we are getting things back on track". This contrasts with Mexican culture (I am generalizing, there are many cultures in Mexico) which has more of a "lost identity" (ie La Malinche).