Coorg:

From there we were headed to Coorg, also known as Scotland of India. Coorg or Kodagu as it is
officially known now, is an astonishing land in the heart of the southern Indian peninsula. This unspoilt
“country of million hills”, situated on the slopes of the Western Ghats, is India’s coffee bowl. The tiny
district in the state of Karnataka is the biggest producer of coffee.
Madikeri or Mercara as it was known when it was once ruled by the British, is the district headquarters
and situated at an elevation of 1,140m. Dotted with red-tiled bungalows, the town has an old world
charm about it. The British who colonized Coorg and set up coffee plantations prior to Independence,
compared Coorg to Scotland as both the places had grand and regal highlands with a sturdy mountain-
dwelling race.

The district is bordered by Dakshina Kannada district to the northwest, Kasargod district of Kerala to
the west, Hassan district to the north, Mysore district to the east, Kannur district of Kerala to the
southwest, and the Wayanad district of Kerala to the south.
Kodagu is located on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. It has a geographical area of
4,102 km2 (1,584 sq mi).[4] The district is bordered by Dakshina Kannada district to the
northwest, Hassan district to the north, Mysore district to the east, Kasaragod district in west
and Kannur district of Kerala to the southwest, and Wayanad district of Kerala to the south. It is a
hilly district, the lowest elevation of which is 120 metres (390 ft) above sea-level. The highest
peak, Tadiandamol, rises to 1,750 metres (5,740 ft), with Pushpagiri, the second highest, at 1,715
metres (5,627 ft). The main river in Kodagu is the Kaveri (Cauvery), which originates at Talakaveri,
located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its tributaries, drains the greater part of
Kodagu.