Ella is a beautiful small backpacker-hub on the southern edge of [wiki=ef547e2d9750443f6d203233dfa38e39]Sri Lanka[/wiki]'s Hill Country. It has become to go-to town in the hill country for tourists and as a result has a reasonably well-established tourism-orientated economy. For example, there is espresso coffee and fish and chips on offer, as well as lounge/backpacker -style bars aimed solely at the visitor.