#Yala Park

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A Guide to Yala National Park Sri Lanka’s

Explore Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park, a wildlife paradise with diverse landscapes, rare leopards, elephants, and scenic lagoons. This guide reveals top spots and tips for an unforgettable safari adventure amidst nature's finest.

5:30am: Rise and Shine 

7am: Morning Game Drive

10am: Toileting in the Jungle 

12pm: Mandatory resting period 

 2pm: The leopard spotting of the day

5pm: Final sightings 

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Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Located 280 kilometers away from Colombo, Yala National Park is a celestial place accessible via the Southern Expressway.

What is the best time to visit Yala National Park?

Get the best experienced during the dry season, from February to June.

When you should not visit Yala National Park?

The park is closed for maintenance during September and October, so it is better not to visit during that time period.

How many specific species are in Yala National Park?

Within the wilds of Yala National Park, a fascinating array of life thrives: 44 distinct mammal species and 215 unique bird species call this sanctuary home.

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Indian or Blue or Common Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), male, family Phasianidae, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

photograph by Nirmalath Silva

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Sri Lankan Leopard

(Panthera Pardus kotiya)

At Yala National Park,mSri Lanka

Author Vajira Gunasekera

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There's a huge bull elephant in Sri Lanka who holds up vehicles on a road running through Yala National Park. He's called Raja and you have to pay him a toll/bribe (like a bunch of bananas, a melon, or a loaf of bread) to get by. Other elephants in the area are learning to copy him. I for one applaud this development and hope more elephants will become highwaymen.

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Rio Grande do Sul History (Day 2)

Mestra Griô Sirley Amaro

PT: Mestra Griô Sirley Amaro /End PT

Disclaimers: Abya Yala is the name for the land known as "America" in the kuna language, adopted by other indigenous groups. Pindorama is the name of the coast of the land known as "Brazil" given by the tupi-guarani people, but also used to talk about the entirety of the modern country. I'll be using these terms throughout the posts.

ID: A photo of Sirley Amaro, an old black woman with dark medium tone skin and short, coily, white hair, wearing glasses, brown, patterned earrings, orange and yellow beaded necklaces and a turquoise shirt. She stands in a park on a sunny day, talking. /End ID

Sirley da Silva Amaro, known as Mestra Griô Sirley Amaro, was a woman born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul in 1936, who worked for years disseminating black culture and history which she learned from her family, known, specially, for her work with dolls and "fuxicos" made with leftover fabric and telling stories to children in workshops in schools. She shared and preserved the memories and stories of the black people of south of Pindorama until her death in 2020.

ID: Photo of Sirley Amaro sitting and talking, surrounded by plants. She wears a long sleeved, red brown shirt, a white, red and blue patterned shirt over it, a long white necklace, white earrings and glasses. There's also a large drum next to her. /End ID

Though she was a story teller most of her life, she was only recognized as a 'Mestra Griô' in 2007. Griôs are people responsible for protecting and sharing the culture, history, memories and myths of their people in Western African culture, usually orally, either through music or story telling. In Pindorama, Mestres Griôs (Griô Masters) are incredibly important for the black community, and there has been a growing awareness of their importance in society in the last few years.

ID: Photo of a graffiti of Sirley Amaro smiling, next to a red and yellow drum, with the words "Kilombo Urbano" in brown next to her. /End ID

In life, she earned prizes and homages for her work, such as having a community library in Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul, named after her (previously named 'Biblioteca Comunitária do Quilombo do Sopapo'). After her death, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Federal University of Pelotas), her birth town, gave her an honorary doctorates degree (Doutora Honoris Causa) for her life's work, being the first black woman in the university's history to receive such title.

Mestra Griô Sirley Amaro is loved and honored not only in her home state of Rio Grande do Sul, but the entire land of Pindorama as an artist, an educator and a symbol of black culture and resistance, specially in a region riffled with racism, misogyny and white supremacy such as the one she was born. She is honored in marches and academic works, but also in the memories of those she touched with her work.

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Yala Safari in Sri Lanka: A Wildlife Adventure

Welcome,

Yala National Park, located in the southeastern part of Sri Lanka, is one of the most popular and diverse wildlife destinations in the country. Spanning over 979 square kilometers, the park is known for its rich biodiversity, stunning landscapes, and vibrant ecosystems, offering visitors an unforgettable safari experience.

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Revitalizing Nahuatl Language and Culture Since 2016 / Revitalizando la lengua y la cultura náhuatl desde 2016

Matthew Olmos is a musician, sound artist, audio/mastering engineer, and Nahuatl language learner and instructor. David Marcelino Cayetano is a teacher of the Nahuatl language and culture, poet, musician, muralist, filmmaker, medicine guardian and defender of the First Nations and has been active since 2015. Cuitlahuac Arreola Martinez is a Nahuatl language learner and teacher and Indigenous language activitist that has been active since 2016. From Martinez's language work at Marsh Park, Eastside Café and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in Los Angeles, CA from 2016 through 2018, he founded Speaknahuatl.com in 2018 as an online space for people of other places to come learn the language and be in community.

Matthew Olmos  es músico, artista de sonido, ingeniero de audio/masterización y aprendiz e instructor del idioma náhuatl. David Marcelino Cayetano es profesor de la lengua y cultura náhuatl, poeta, músico, muralista, cineasta, guardián de la medicina y defensor de las Primeras Naciones y ha estado activo desde 2015. Cuitlahuac Arreola Martinez es aprendiz y docente de lengua náhuatl y activista de las lenguas indígenas que ha estado activo desde 2016. A partir del trabajo lingüístico de Martínez en Marsh Park, Eastside Café y LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in Los Angeles, California de 2016 a 2018, fundó Speaknahuatl.com en 2018 como un espacio en línea para que personas de otros lugares vengan a aprender el idioma y estar estar en comunidad.

Olmos first met Martinez in 2017 at Eastside Café, a community space where Martinez and other members of the Tlahtoltapazolli collective taught Nahuatl language and culture every Sunday. Olmos returned to classes online in 2020 and eventually became an instructor.

Olmos conoció a Martínez por primera vez en el 2017 en Eastside Café, un espacio comunitario donde Martínez y otros miembros del colectivo Tlahtoltapazolli enseñaban lengua y cultura náhuatl todos los domingos. Olmos regresó a clases en línea en el 2020 y finalmente se convirtió en instructor.

Martinez first crossed paths with Cayetano on Instagram Live in 2021 when Cuitlahuac was giving a free lesson. From there, they connected online via video calls and formed a bond that turned into companionship and collaboration that revolved around teaching the language, culture and cosmovision with a focus on Indigenous rights from a decolonial lense.

Martínez conoció por primera vez a Cayetano en Instagram en vivo en el 2021, cuando Cuitláhuac estaba dando una lección gratuita. A partir desde ese momento, se conectaron en línea a través de videollamadas y formaron un vínculo que se convirtió en compañerismo y colaboración que giró en torno a la enseñanza del idioma, la cultura y la cosmovisión con un enfoque en los derechos indígenas desde una lente decolonial.

In Spring 2021, Cayetano's and Martinez's first project was an online movie screening of "Tsontiajakatl / El último viento" from Cayetano's Bironga Films. This lead to Cayetano joining as a teacher and has been teaching with the collective ever since. Together with Olmos, they are a community-oriented Nahuatl language and culture collective dedicated to educating individuals of all age groups. They continually integrate effective language teaching methods, with dedicated teachers, students and their commitment to their online and in-person community via Indigenous language revitalization, reclamation, preservation, activism, arts, and cultures across Abya Yala (North, Central & South Americas).

En la primavera del 2021, el primer proyecto de Cayetano y Martínez fue la proyección en línea de la película  "Tsontiajakatl / El último viento" de Bironga Films de Cayetano. Esto llevó a Cayetano a incorporarse como docente y desde entonces ha estado enseñando con el colectivo. Junto con Olmos, son un colectivo de lengua y cultura náhuatl orientado a la comunidad y dedicado a educar a personas de todas las edades. Integran continuamente métodos efectivos de enseñanza de idiomas, con maestros y estudiantes dedicados y su compromiso con su comunidad en línea y en persona a través de la revitalización, recuperación, preservación, activismo, artes y culturas de las lenguas indígenas en Abya Yala (Norteamérica, Centroamérica y Sudamérica).  

With a strong commitment to Indigenous language advocacy and activism, their work is structured around the four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Their core objective revolves around empowering their community via language, culture and the arts. They achieve this by facilitating Nahuatl language and culture classes, film screenings, workshops and speaking engagements at colleges, universities, museums, community spaces and theater companies. 

Con un fuerte compromiso por la defensa y el activismo de las lenguas indígenas, sus trabajos se estructuran en torno a las cuatro estaciones: invierno, primavera, verano y otoño. Sus objetivos principales giran en torno a empoderar a su comunidad a través del idioma, la cultura y las artes.  Logran esto facilitando clases de lengua y cultura náhuatl, proyecciones de películas, talleres y charlas en colegios, universidades, museos, espacios comunitarios y compañías de teatro.

These community engagements can be enjoyed both in-person and online to ensure accessibility for all. They also offer translation services that seamlessly bridges the gap between Spanish, English and Nahuatl. Their multifaceted approach embodies a profound commitment to preserving, highlighting and sharing the beauty of Indigenous languages, cultures and arts. They look forward to continuing this enriching journey with you. Please contact them at speaknahuatl@gmail.com or idiomanahuatl@nauatlajtolli.com.

Estos compromisos comunitarios se pueden disfrutar tanto en persona como en línea para garantizar la accesibilidad de tod@s/es. También ofrecen servicios de traducción que cierran la brecha entre el español, el inglés y el náhuatl. Sus enfoques multifacéticos encarnan un profundo compromiso para preservar, resaltar y compartir la belleza de las lenguas, culturas y artes indígenas.  Esperan continuar este enriquecedor viaje con ustedes. Por favor conéctense con ellos/es en speaknahuatl@gmail.com o idiomanahuatl@nauatlajtolli.com.

Timeline correction to / Corrección de tiempo cronológico a: IPD23

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Love for the Wild Life Photography 🦚🐆🦩🐘

As a family tradition, we all go for safari trip twice a year. These photographs were captured during those trips even though I don’t recall the exact dates. “Yala National Park” is one of the biggest and famous place for safari in Sri Lanka and it is a sanctuary for many wild life animals like leopards, elephants, many types of birds etc. this park 979 square kilometers in size.

Leopard print pattern is one of the famous and oldest when it comes to pattern in fashion industry mainly. Also, peacock color palette peacock color gradient are famous in many industries nowadays. Flamingos are used in many digital arts , as a pattern , as a wallpaper also even the colors are inspired by many industries as well.

Especially peacock is mainly being used and inspire in Sri Lankan Airlines cabin crew uniform and most of the designs and marketing materials related to Sri Lankan Airlines.

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Yala National Park, SriLanka

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Afternoon Safari at Yala National Park - Safari in Sri Lanka

https://www.safariinsrilanka.com/destination/ 

Yala National Park is one of the best places in the world for seeing and photographing leopards. Some areas have an average density of a leopard per square kilometer. Yala park is open to visitors from 6 am to 6 pm. We urge everyone to stay quiet during safari tours so as you will not disturb these magnificent creatures relaxing in their habitat. Call Pradeep at Earth Lanka Events (Pvt) Ltd., on +94 772261530 or log into https://www.safariinsrilanka.com/destination/ and book your safari as you should not miss out on these majestic creatures while you’re in Sri Lanka.

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Yala: I have the sharpest memory here - name one time I forgot something! Ivy: You left me, Estinien, and Tiffanie in a Walmart parking lot at 2am a day ago. Yala: I did that on purpose, try again.

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Malabar Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros coronatus), T - female, B - male, family Bucerotidae, order Bucerotiformes, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

photograph by Charles J. Sharp