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It was in the late 60s Pls, the hippies were the resource persons the one WHO discovered the pristine & serene surroundings of Calangute. It was in the late 60s when the hippies are people who find pure & tranquil surroundings Calangute. The word Calangute, owes its origination from Several words the which are - 'Koli-gutti', (means land of Fishermen); some people associates the name with Kalyangutti (village of art) or Konvallo-ghott (strong pit of the coconut tree) , as coconut trees are abundantly found here. The Calangute said, owes origination of few words - 'Koli-gutti', (meaning land of fishermen), some people associate the name with Kalyangutti (village of art) or Konvallo-ghott (strong pit of the coconut tree), coconut trees abundantly found here. After the migration of the Portuguese to Goa, the word eventually got distorted to Calangute and till date Remains to be called so. After the migration of the Portuguese to Goa, word eventually got distorted to Calangute and up to date yet to be called so.
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