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STEPHEN DUPONT/CONTACT PRESS IMAGES FOR TIME
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In the 14th and 15th centuries, Calicut and Cochin were the main
entrepots of Asian commerce. Spices like pepper -- deemed so valuable that it
was nicknamed "black gold" -- have been the mainstay of Kerala's economy since
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INDIA: Misplaced Majesty
The history of the thriving Malabar coast's entrepots that so impressed Chinese adventurers has been all but scuttled by the tides of time
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INDIA
The grandeur of Cochin and Calicut has long disappeared
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