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Spice trading centre
Kumily, at the outskirts of Thekkady, is an important spice trading
centre and handles a major share of the trade in pepper and cardamom.
Besides being an auction centre, many wholesale and retail shops
function here.
Munnar & Kodaikanal
Munnar, the famous hill station around the 2694 metre Anamudi peak,
is 106 Km. from Kumily. It is scenic countryside en route, spiced
with plantations, forests and water falls. Eravikulam National Park,
the abode of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr is just 7 Km. from Munnar
town.
Kodaikanal
A hill station in the Palni hills of Tamil Nadu being 160 Km. away.
Cumbum Valley
Kumily is near the interstate border with Tamil Nadu and a short
distance from here down to the east, one suddenly enters the vast
picturesque plains of Tamil Nadu, the Cumbum valley, irrigated by
the waters of Periyar and flanked by lofty hills.
Madurai
Madurai, the city of Madura Meenakshi temple, is a city of historical
importance and lies beyond the Cumbum valley at a distance of 130
Km. from Kumily.
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