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When it comes to looking for the cities with the greatest five-star hotels, Goa is something to brag about. One of the smaller of India’s large cities, it is possible to claim a vacation here without the overwhelming hustle and bustle of the more crowded places. There is still the close proximity to the beach, as Goa sits on India’s west coast, and there are some wonderful natural habitats to visit, as it is rich in biodiversity. Its main source of income is tourism, and it fares considerably better than other cities in the region economically. This means a very stimulating and rejuvenating traveler’s experience.

Like the rest of India, there are hundreds of thousands of fascinating people who have lived here at one time or another. Considering it is one of longest continually-inhabited countries on the planet, the human record is long and remarkable. One interesting character from Goa is the former Director-General of Police Julio Francis Ribeiro . A bit of an enigma, this sturdy, tough-speaking agent of justice served a difficult post in very tumultuous times. He was in charge during the terrorist acts in the 1980s, and his leadership was uncompromising (according to his friends and enemies). Today, however, he has turned from fighting militants to fighting corruption.

In his new post, Julio Francis Ribeiro now serves in completely different capacities. No longer carrying a gun, which is a very important condition for any new work as far as he, and his wife, Melba, are concerned, he participates in radical community organization. So that one of the functions might be to mediate conversations between Muslim and Hindi girls after a local sewing workshop. This work is much less dangerous of course, but judging from the happiness exuding from the septigenarian’s frame, no less rewarding. He continues to work out of Mumbai, but maintains his home in his childhood Goa.

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