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Sleepy Cavelossim, straddling the coast road 11-km south of
Colva,
is the last major settlement in southwest Salcete: its only claim to fame.
A short way beyond the village's picturesque
church square,
a narrow lane veers left across an open expanse of paddy fields to the
Cavelossim-Assolna ferry crossing near the mouth of the Sal River.
If one is heading south to
Canacona,
turn left off the ferry and carry on as far as Assolna Bazaar, clustered
around a junction on the main road. A right turn at this crossroads puts
you on track for Canacona.
MABOR
Carry straight on at the junction just past the square in Cavelossim and
one'll eventually arrive at Mobor, where
Colva
beach fades into a rounded sandy spur at the mouth of the Assolna River.
This would be an exquisite spot if it weren't the site of South
Goa's largest, and most
obtrusive, package tourist enclave.
Crammed together on to a narrow spit of dunes between the surf and
estuary, the holiday inns and beach resorts combine to create a holiday
camp ambience that has as little to do with Goa as their
architecture.
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