Bonacaud

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Bonacaud
—  village  —
Bonacaud
Location of Bonacaud
in Kerala and India
Coordinates 8°45′25″N 77°11′20″E / 8.75694°N 77.18889°E / 8.75694; 77.18889Coordinates: 8°45′25″N 77°11′20″E / 8.75694°N 77.18889°E / 8.75694; 77.18889
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Thiruvananthapuram
Subdistrict(s) Nedumangad
Nearest city Thiruvananthapuram
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Bonacaud (Kerala state, India) is the base station of the famous peak, Agasthyarkoodam in the Agasthya hills. The Agasthya hill range is famous for its abundance of rare herbs and medicinal plants.

There is a tea estate in Bonacaud, established by Britishers. The hill resort Ponmudi is near to Bonacaud.

[edit] Geography

It is located at 8°45′25″N 77°11′20″E / 8.75694°N 77.18889°E / 8.75694; 77.18889

View From Bonacaud Hill showing peppara reservoir

The place has the famous Bona Falls a truly enthralling place with a lot of fauna. Vazuvanchola near Bona falls is also famous for its waterfalls

A stream inside the Bonacaud estate

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