Waterfall Matayangu
Most of the tourists who come to this national park is generally associated with leisure travel remains of cultural tourism on the island of Sumba.
Location was interesting to visit:
Matayangu and Lapopu. The waterfall is located in the Village Waimanu and Katikutana.
Some cultural attractions on the island of Sumba, among others:
Waikabubak adjacent to National Park-Land Daru Manupeu encountered many ancient tombs carved. Ancient tombs and a symbol of social status and public health (overdo Tana, Watu and Bulu Peka Karagata Mila).
Festival, is the attraction of the ritual is very interesting and exciting, because it seemed to some people rode decorated colorful, attacked each other to knock each other with wooden lances. Attractions was held in ... [
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Written on 27 Feb 2010 | Posted in
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BINTAN ISLAND a beautiful island of Riau archipelago.
Bintan Island first became politically important when Sultan Mahmud of the fallen Sultanate of Malacca fled to Bintan and created a resistance base there after Malacca was taken by the Portuguese forces in 1511. The Portuguese eventually destroyed the stronghold in 1526, and after a few years the Sultanate founded a new capital back on the Malay Peninsula and developed from there.
Bintan was also once the capital of the Sultanate of Johor that grew to considerable political and cultural power from the 17th to the 19th century. The island played a central role in Malay culture.
At the beginning of 18th century the Sultanate of Johor entered into political turmoil and the capital moved back to Bintan as ... [
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Written on 25 Feb 2010 | Posted in
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Mount Kelimutu
Flores island is one of the island on East Nusa Tenggara province. It stretches between the east longitudes of 118° and 125°, and between the latitudes of 8° and 11° south. The east Nusa Tenggara cover the area 49,880 sq km and it has a population of 3,500,000. Flores becomes one of the biggest island on the territory of East Nusa Tenggara or NTT which comprises 566 islands, including many smaller islands which are not in-habitated and unnamed. The three main islands are Flores, Sumba and Timor from which comes the term 'Flobamor', which has been familiar as one of the names of NTT.
Flores is the volcanic island and has unique and spectacular attractions. Mount Kelimutu has become a favourite destination, with its ... [
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Written on 24 Feb 2010 | Posted in
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Gamelan is a musical ensemble that usually highlight metallophone, xylophone, drums, and gongs. The term gamelan refers to the instrument / tool, which is a unified whole that is realized and pounded together. The word gamelan comes from the Javanese language, which means gamel hitting / beating, followed by a suffix that makes the noun. Gamelan orchestra are mostly in Java, Madura, Bali, and Lombok in Indonesia in a variety of sizes and shapes of ensembles. In Bali and Lombok today, and in Java through the 18th century, the term gong is more considered synonymous with gamelan.
Emergence of gamelan preceded by Hindu-Buddhist culture that dominated Indonesia in the early days of recording history, ... [
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Written on 23 Feb 2010 | Posted in
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Mount Rinjani is a mountain located on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Mountain which is the second highest volcano in Indonesia with a height of 3726 m above sea level and located at latitude 8 º 25 'S and 116 º 28' E was a favorite for mountain climbers because of the beauty of the scenery Indonesia. This mountain is part of the Gunung Rinjani National Park which has an area of about 41,330 ha and this will thus be penambahannya proposed 76,000 ha to the west and east.
Administratively, this mountain is in the area of three districts: East Lombok, Central Lombok and West Lombok.
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Mount Rinjani to the highest point 3726 m above sea ... [
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Written on 22 Feb 2010 | Posted in
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Some electronic books in the Indonesian tourist guide you can