--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Teotonio R. de Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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? ------------------------------------------- Chart no.2022,- Approaches to Marmagao and Panaji, has a cluster of 3 banyan trees , marked as *conspicuous* on the chart, situated on Candolim hill at a height of 330 ft. This means that they are visible from seaward, and can be used for navigation. regards, Gilbert.
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