Nicholas Dias Abeyesinghe During the Portuguese Era in Sri Lanka the Portuguese referred to the lake in Colombo as ‘Beira’. This is just the Portuguese word for ‘lake’. They did not give it a special name. All the lakes throughout Sri Lanka have special names. Such as, ‘Nuwara Weva’, Tisa Weva, Yoda Weva, MInneriya Weva, … Continue reading Beira Lake