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Horowupotana

The bus from Trincomalee stopped here in Horowupotana, less than halfway to Jaffna. Everyone poured off the bus and walked the several blocks into town. A tuk tuk driver by the dismal market struck up a convo with me. I wanted to find the toilets, always a good idea because you don't know when you'll get off the bus next. After I was sure there was no liquid at all in me I downed a ginger beer, then got back on the bus. The ticket guy kept his eyes out for me, waking me up about an hour after when it was time to have my passport checked. Vavuniya (see the sign) was the approximate border during the civil war. After that you're in the real north country. As you can reckon from the sign, Horowupatana is pretty much in the middle of nowhere.

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Uploaded on March 11, 2013
Taken on February 25, 2013