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The Mahavelli River Man
Up in the Kandy mountains the mighty Mahavelli River Man
seems to have an amazing business and lifestyle concept that
earns him a fine living.
He simply jumps down from a small bridge which is perhaps
6 meters above the crocodile free water of the slow and lazy
Mahavelli River.
In fact he is just enjoying the cool water in hot and steamy
Sri Lanka whilst charging any foreigner that comes along as
much as he can.
$3 per jump is his minimum demand but most obviously some
tourists might even give him 5.000 rupees when not being familiar
enough with the Sri Lankan currency.
At times a Kadugannawa tuk driver had demanded 5.000 rupees
for a ride to Kandy and was ready to settle for 500 rupees
ten seconds later, hari hari.
A Kandy tuk driver once made 5.000 rupees out of a naive
Russian tourist by selling him a pack of cigarettes for that
price.
On a similar vibe the Mahavelli River Man seems to have a
fine top shelve business without any costs at all.
This river boat tour starts at the lovely Mahavelli Reach
Hotel.
Video
Mahavelli River Woman
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A steep walk through the hot tropical jungle past snakes,
monkeys and spiders leads to a soccer field and the
Mahavelli River. Video
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