The colonial era All Saints Church was built in Hultsdorp. The name of the suburb Hulftsdorp is a commemoration of General Gerard Pieterszoon Hulft, the Dutch East India Company’s Director of India and commander in chief of the company’s forces in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and on the Coast of India. He was killed while besieging Colombo. The hill on which he had his headquarters was named ‘Hulft’s Dorp’ during the Dutch occupation.
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One of the most beautiful and attractive destination in Kaluthara, nestled in Walallavita, nearing the Benthara region is the Cascade known as the Thotas Ella. Thotas Ella is a tourism paradise that attracts many tourists throughout a year. As its designed as a waterfall and its associated river which houses many boat ports, the Thotas name has given to the waterfall. Since the Colonial era the Thotas Ella is a veritably attractive tourism destination where tourists visit and being relaxing, explore, engaging in water based activities, participation in offerings of the area. It is rumored and somewhat proven true as there are a special of leopards inhabiting the area. And in the records of ancient times the waterfall is used as a hiding place from invaders especially the nearby temple/monastery the Deiyagala Aaranys.
