Kochi (also referred to as Cochin) could be a town in southwest Indias coastal Kerala state. its been a port since 1341, once a flood engraved out its harbor and opened it to Arab, Chinese and European merchants. Sites reflective those influences embody Fort Kochi, a settlement with covered colonial bungalows and numerous homes of worship. Cantilevered Chinese fishing nets, typical of Kochi, are in use for hundreds of years.