Puttalam, Sri Lanka Puttalam is a busy fishing and salt producing town just under 130km north of Colombo on the A3 coast road and railway. Positioned at the southern end of a large salt water lagoon of the same name in the North Western Province, or "Wayamba" as it is known in Sri Lanka. Situated at the apex of the Coconut triangle, Puttalam is the second largest Coconut producer of Sri Lanka. Prawn farming and cement manufacture are the other two local cash generators. The old Dutch fort on the Puttalam lagoon spur at Kalpitiya, underlines the historical importance of this area of north west Sri Lanka. We apologise for the repetition of some place or proper names with different spellings, but there is no definitive spelling translation of these words. We welcome reviews of any Sri Lanka resorts, hotels or visitor attractions. Please see our contributing writer's guidelines. JeGraNet.com statement - 15 October 2008 - Quote from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office website: "There is a high threat from terrorism in Sri Lanka. Fatal attacks have become more frequent. They have occurred in Colombo and throughout Sri Lanka, including places frequented by expatriate and foreign travellers. Further attacks may occur at any time. There is an increasing risk of British nationals being caught up in an attack". As independent travellers we left Colombo after just 9 days into our planned 6 month stay as a result of a feeling of insecurity, however we are sure that 'package tour' travellers to tourist resorts will probably enjoy a worry free holiday.