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FACTS

Place: Kottayam District

Established: July 1st, 1949 as a district

Location: Foothills of the Western Ghats and Vembanad lake on its west

Area: 2208 sq.km or 5.68% of the land mass of the state

Population: 19,52,901 lakh people in this district

Temperature Range: Summer 27 deg. - 35 degrees centigrade
Winter 25 deg. - 30 degrees centigrade

Suggested time of travel: August to February & May to July for the Monsoons.

Literacy: 100% literate

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Property Location: Chungom, a few kms from Kottayam Town , off the road to Kumarakom, is a small hamlet bordering the Meenachil River onto its south and is considered a part of Kottayam Town .
Best known for being the rubber capital of the country and the 1st district to become 100% literate.

Closest Airport: Cochin International – 91 km

Closest Railway Station: Kottayam – 4 km

Closest Bus Station: Kottayam – 5 km

Ambiance: Rustic Syrian Christian setting. A 150-year-old Kerala house set in the serene beauty of a 6-acre riverside plantation.

Pace: Lazy and laid back

Cuisine: Authentic Syrian Christian delicacies cooked in the traditional style Veg/Non Veg (Fixed meal plan) Specialties to ask for: Appam and stew, tapioca and fish curry, Fish molee, pearl spots fry-local fish (watch the bones), Idlis and Dosa, Bread fruit and chutney,The kerala Fish curry, Beef Fry, Iddiappam and Coconut cream with local maple syrup, Dry fish chutney, variety of pickles (seasonal), par boiled rice, Puttu (Steamed rice cake) and Kadala, local plantains and seasonal fruits like jack fruits, mangoes, papaya etc.

Beverages available: Everything from our own Tea, Coffee (part of the meal plan). Tender coconut water, toddy (the local brew).

Things you can find on the plantation: Nutmeg, Pepper, Ginger, Turmeric, Bay leaf, Cinnamon and Green Chillies also Coffee, Silk Cotton, local Vegetable & Fruits.

For the animal & bird lovers: Waterfowl, egrets, water ducks, cuckoos, teal, herons, darters, cormorants, kingfishers, Squirrel, Otters and Iguana etc.

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