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Gokulam Park Kochi is conveniently located in the city?s business and prime shopping hub. Kochi, the commercial capital of Kerala is indeed the Queen of the Arabian Sea, where ancient civilization gracefully mingles with modern life. Kochi, originally built by the Portuguese, is a natural harbour with lagoons and canals and fishing hamlets. An excursion on the breathtaking backwaters is especially enchanting. One of the three biggest ports on the West Coast, it is also an industrially developed area. The coir industry is of special importance. Among the places to be visited are the Kochi Harbour Terminus, Mattancherry Dutch Palace (closed on Mondays and National Holidays), Jewish Synagogue, Jew Town, Fort Kochi Area, St. Francis Church and Chinese fishing nets. Connectivity : By Air Indian Airlines and Jet Airways connect Kochi with regular flights to Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, Chennai, Trivandrum, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Kochi now also has an International Airport. By Road Kochi is very well serviced by a network of National and State Highways connecting it to all major centers of southern India. It is 230 km from Trivandrum, 295 km from Ooty and 200 km from Periyar.
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