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 Kerala
India Vacations guides you through the lush green paths within acres of
rubber plantations so that you can experience first hand the
incomparable natural beauty of green Kerala, South India on your
eco-tourism vacations. Kerala, South India happens to be one of the
leading producers of rubber in India though rubber is not a native
Indian plant and was introduced by the Dutch colonialists, in fact
Kerala accounts for 92 % of the rubber produced in India.
Stay at a luxury resort or a farmhouse near a Kerala rubber plantation
and enjoy the warm hospitality of the Kerala rubber plantations during
your eco-tourism vacations to Kerala, South India and be fascinated by
the rural Kerala lifestyle while you observe busy twittering birds,
brightly colored butterflies and squirrels scurrying here and there.
Admire the thick shapely leaves on straight trunks that glisten in the
bright sun.
Botanically known as Havea brasiliensis, a single rubber plant takes
about 7 years to mature and can be harvested for latex (processed for
natural rubber) for almost 20 years. The local rubber tappers who stay
close to these lush rubber plantations harvest latex from these trees.
Pineapple is planted as an intercrop in most of the Kerala rubber
plantations so you get to taste the juicy Mauritius pineapple variety
while on your eco-tourism vacations to the scenic Kerala rubber
plantations.
Kottayam in Kerala, South India is an important center of commercial
rubber plantations set on the picturesque banks of the serene palm
fringed Kerala backwaters. Extensive rubber plantations cover the
hillocks wrapped by silver ribbons of the fascinating Kerala
backwaters, not a sight you would like to miss while on your
eco-tourism tours to Kerala, South India.
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