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About Matheran
Matheran was discovered by Hugh Malet in 1850. The British
developed Matheran as a popular tourist resort.
At an elevation of around 800m (2,625 ft) above sea
level Matheran is a hill station located about 100 km from Mumbai.
Matheran literally means jungle on top. All vehicles (Except
emergency vehicles) are banned here.
The roads are not tarred and are
made of red laterite earth -
The only modes of transport are on
Horseback, by man-pulled rickshaw, or on foot. Every one living in cities
needs this sort of change once in a while.
Old British-style architecture has been preserved in Matheran and most
structures are now heritage structures.
Matheran has been declared an eco sensitive region by the Union Environment
Ministry (GoI).
Map (Not to scale - only for reference purposes)
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