PEERMEDU

About Peermedu ( Peermade / Perumade / Peerumed / Peerumade / Peermede )

Peermade(), also transliterated as Perumade, Peerumed, Peerumade or Peermede, is a hill station in the state of Kerala, India. It is high in the Western Ghats, 915 metres above sea level, and 85km east of Kottayam on the way to Thekkady. The landscape of Peermade includes spectacular waterfalls, open grass lands and pine forests. It was once the summer retreat of the Maharajas of Travancore. Tamil people are the most majority in peermade . Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the largest wildlife reserves in India, is 43km away. It has herds of elephants and other wildlife as well as lakes. The name is sometimes related to the Sufi saint, Peer Mohammed, or means "hill of the Peer"(). The area is very fertile and the area had until recently lush plantations of coffee, tea, cardamon, and coconut. The area, with a long history of spice growing, now concentrates on producing organic black pepper, white pepper, ginger and turmeric. At a recent show spice growers from...