Located 71 kms to the north of Trivandrum, Kollam is the centre of the country's cashew trading and processing industry. One of the oldest ports on the Malabar Coast, Kollam was once the port of international spice trade. Cruising down the backwaters in Ashtamudi, housing in a boat and living life at ease.... Kollam is the ultimate place to be. Apart from the immaculate backwaters, there are several other interesting places worth a visit in Kollam.