HTM 230

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HTM 230

• India Nepal

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India
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Climate

• Diverse
• Hot Humid
• Summer monsoons
• Visit November - March

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Topography

• Himalaya Mountains
• Indian Ocean
• Northern Plains
• Ganges River
• Western Desert
• Indus river
• Southern Low lands

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History

• Indus River 2500 B.C.
• Aryan Invasion
• Hinduism - Caste System
• Gautama Buddha 500 B.C.
• Islamic Invasion
• Mogul Empire - Taj Mahal
• British Colony
• Independence 1947

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Tourism

• Very Diverse cultures, religions, climate
• Poverty
• Sanitation sometimes not up to Western Standards
• Very Very Hot Humid!
• Tigers and Elephants
• Sacred Cows
• Charmed Cobras
• Exotic Palaces and Temples

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Tourism

• Agra - Taj Mahal
• Jaipur
• Kashmir
• Benares / Varanasi
• Bombay
• Delhi

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Agra

• Mogul Capital
• Taj Mahal
• Agra Fort

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Taj Mahal
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Jaipur

• The Pink City
• The Amber Palace

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Jaipur Home
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The Amber Palace
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Kashmir

• Mountainous
• Trekking
• Lakes Houseboats
• Skiing

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Kashmir Houseboat
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Benares / Varanasi

• Holy Site for Hindus
• Ganges River
• Funeral pyres
• Ritual Baths

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Benares
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Benares
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Bombay (BOM)

• Most modern City
• Gateway airport
• Gandhi museum

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Delhi (DEL)

• Capital
• Bazaar
• Snake Charmers
• Fakirs
• Street Life
• Game Parks

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Snake Charmer
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Street Life
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Game Parks
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Nepal

• Himalayas
• Mt. Everest
• Katmandu (KTM)
• Trekking
• Adventure

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Nepal
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Katmandu
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Maldives

• Atoll Island Groups
• Great diving
• Great surfing
• Undeveloped
• Growing popularity with Europeans

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Maldives