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Also known as Trivandrum, it is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located on the west coast of India, near the southern tip of the continent.

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The city has a tropical climate and therefore no season persists. The maximum average temperature is 34 ° C and the minimum average is 21 ° C. The humidity is high and rises to about 90% during the monsoon season. Thiruvananthapuram is the largest city along the southwest monsoon route and receives its first rainfall in early June. December, January and February are the coldest months, while March, April and May are the warmest. In winter the temperature drops to around 18 ° C and in summer temperatures can reach 35 ° C.



Thiruvananthapuram is an important academic center. The University of Kerala is located here. The city also has several professional colleges, such as engineering, with fifteen colleges, three medical colleges, three Ayurveda, two homeopaths, among others.



Thiruvananthapuram has an international airport. There are direct flights with the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Singapore.



Foreign tourists often use Thiruvananthapuram as a place to travel for their excursions and visits, a situation sponsored by the state of Kerala. It is also a major destination for charter flights for medical tourism, as there are over fifty recognized Ayurvedic in the city centers and surrounding areas, mainly due to the great popularity of Ayurveda in the West.

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