I had read in a 16th century Portuguese shipping rutter that the Portuguese pilots should know they are entering the Goa bay when they see "duas arvores de gralha" (banyan trees). Hence, they must have been there as a visible landmark before the Portuguese occupation of Goa. Can anyone on this forum tell us more about these vestiges of Pre-portuguese Goan heritage? If they are still there (I believe they are there because I photographed them from the Mandovi bridge some years ago), the environmentalists could give us more details, close-up photos, and porpose to the Government that they be declared protected?
-------Original Message------- From: Miguel Date: quinta-feira, 28 de Agosto de 2003 13:41:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SINQUERIM NEEDS PROTECTION Dear Plant/Heritage Lovers, Environmentalism is not just about planting trees.A tree protected has more value today than a seedling that will grow into a tree twenty years hence. We have to protect while we plant, simply because we cannot live in the future ....or in the past...the present is ours! ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
