Kochi or Cochin is a port city with rich past and a bustling present. It has been the business hub of the region very early days. The Chinese, Jews, Arabs and Europeans came here to trade and their influence and its people is still d tiled houses built in the Chinese Pagoda style, the famous Fishing nets, colonial buildings, synagogues and mosques fascinating story of this the harbor is still at the heart of the city and pepper, sea food, rubber and coir are exported from here. Despite this, Kochi is an attractive city and the serene backwaters, golden sunsets, lagoons overhung with feathery coconut palms, picturesque island -Vypeen, Willingdon, Ramanthuruth, Vallarpadam and Bolghatty - all contribute to its beautiful cityscape.

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