MUNDAKAYAM VALLEY VIEWS.

This contoured land is at the foot hills of the peerumed hills here the main plantation is Natural rubber ,coffee ,pepper ,vanilla ,and tropical fruits.

THIS strip of land was chosen as a plantation destination for the early rubber enthusiasts by the year 1900 itself Mundakayam has places of interests to a relaxing holiday seeker to be laid back in locations within its verdant plantations offered to you in our activity charts or for visits to nearby bungalows as our guests to relax away the evenings.

Kanjirapally Midlands

The Kanjirapally midlands broadly include the townships of Kanjirapally, Ponkunnam, Manimala and Parathodu. All these lands are prime rubber growing areas and abounds with vast stretches of pepper, coffee, coconut, vanilla and other cash crops. These plains are fertile owing to the many small tributaries of Manimala and Meenachil rivers which crisscross the land. The farmers of Kanjirapally are hard working enthusiasts, who take pride in their pioneer forefathers who moved up from the low lying plains in search of a better living. The rubber farmers of Kanjirapally, are rich, owing to their thriving plantations, and easy going, as they have the inborn talent to adjust with all type of adversaries. The life of the people of the midland take its high and low in accordance with the tides of the rubber plantation industry. Kanjirapally, which was considered an urban settlement area by the pioneer local planters, have to its credit many bungalows and mansions built by them, many of which are now owned by the wealthy Christian farmers

The Meenachil River Banks

Meenachil River emerges from the lap the Poonjar Hills. This perennial spring starts from the Illikkal Mala, flows down into the valleys of Poonjar and crosses the Meenachil Kara (land) nourishing the land and life on its banks. Pala, the main township perched on its basin is one of the earliest land chosen by settlers from far and near. The fertile soil has fed its people from the time as early as AD 1000. The waterway later developed into a river flowing towards the west coast with huge vessels plying to transport cargo. The river which passively flows like a ribbon of blue, meets the Vembanad Lake at Kumarakom. Geologists consider this river as old as the neolithic period. The sediment and riverbed rocks and fossils taken from here confirms the theory. Many fossils and remains of the prehistoric trees of huge size have been found on the river beds of Meenachil. The river, during its early period would have been a huge waterway flowing to the sea carrying gallons of water and nourishing both the banks with alluvial soil. The width of the river might have been a few kilometers and thick evergreen forest may have flourished on its banks. But as the result of large human settlements the forests gave way to farm lands and gradually the river began to shrink in size. Today the banks of Meenachil, from its birth place to its meeting point with the sea, holds thriving communities, urban cities, high yielding farm lands and a number of towns and villages.