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Inwa
The city previously known as Ava is now known as Inwa and held the title of capital of the kingdom for many years. Today, it is a kind of island, calm and oblivious to everything, with stunning stupas that seem designed to coexist with wild nature around them. To reach it you have to take a boat. On landing transport options to visit the area are scarce. You can rent a cart pulled by mules or a motorcycles and be lead around by the local youth. Despite the heat, the thousand potholes in the road and the sad looking mules, it is advisable to make use of one of these carts to explore Inwa. The landscapes of Inwa is dominated by the water.
The two rivers surrounding the village contrast with stupas of mud and dry sand roads. The tall Palm trees, carefully cultivated fields and uncontrolled vegetation shape a landscape that does not tire of hiding little surprises like the monastery of Aungmye Bonzan, the Leaning Tower of surveillance and certainly the most interesting, the monastery of Kyaung Bagaya, which houses a small school. The best site that Inwa offers is undoubtedly the ruins at the edge of the road. These remains still boast clown faces, stupas and smiling Buddhas. All in Inwa are shadows and light. Yellow ground and green grass. Brown rivers and blue skies. Great contrasts.
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