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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 the British. The hill resort Ponmudi is near Bonacaud. Bonacaud (natively called Bonakkad) is now used as trekking base camp to Agasthyakoodam. It has many scenic locations including the forests, waterfalls and tea estates.It is located at 8°45′25″N 77°11′20″E 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.The estate has cardamom, coconut, pepper and tea.The exact name of the place is Bonaccord named by the British and means good faith. It is believed that around 1850 an estate was established on the top of the hill and near to a river named as Sooryakanthi. Due to lack of sun light, many labors fell in ill and died. Later the management has changed the location and came down and established the estate in the present location. The laborers had been brought from southern Tamil Nadu and their descendants still live in the estate. .
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its a long way here. there is a plantation here but its not working now. the view from here is good. very less people are living here. old plantation factory and 25GB bungalow are the major places to visit here. this place is an awesome trekking spot .
Amazing trek to Agathiyarkoodam. What an adventurous, leechy 3 days of trek in to the deep forests and to the second highest peak in the western ghats. Third wonderful trip of this year. 2022 had been so good thus far
