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Dieng, the place of the gods (2)

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Crop diversity

 
In the past, according to research reports Junghuhn (1854), Dieng plateau is still covered forest. What about the plants in the Dieng! (more…)

Dieng, the place of the gods

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

“Di” can mean “place” or “mountain” and “Hyang” means “god”. Thus, Dieng means of settling the Dewa and Dewi. Indonesian tradition and, in general, the mountains and high places as a holy place. (more…)

BANTIMURUNG: RAILING BEAUTY PETRIFIES GIANT AND ITS THUNDER WATERFALL FROM MAROS SOUTH SULAWESI

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Tourism natural waterfall Bantimurung in Maros regency, South Sulawesi, save this long history behind the famous name.

In the Agreement Bungaya I and II (1667-1669), Maros defined as the area covered by the Netherlands. This makes the forms of government or small kingdoms in that area of the Kingdom of Cleveland formulated in the form of Regentschaap led by the aristocratic title of local venues (at the regents). (more…)

Krakatau’s Eruption Legend

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

HIT 10.20, 27th August 1883, heard by great thumping voice of tenor strait Sunda. That great thumping then overtook by vulkanis’s dust spray as high as 80 kilometers. 

Krakatau’s mountain that lies at oceanic waters among Java and Sumatra Island breaks forth. This eruption books in The Guiness Book Of Records as “the most powerful recorded explosion in history”. (more…)

DEMPO MERAPI: NATURE RAILING AND MOUNTAINS RANGE SUPREME TOP

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

This mountain lie at south Sumatra province border and Bengkulu’s province. To reach closest village, earlier you have to reach Pagar Alam’s city, more or less 7 land tripping hours from Palembang. Of this Sumsel’s capital is of service a lot of bus towards Pagar Alam, one of it by use of bus Dharma Karya. Or if you of Jakarta, previously gets to board Bengkulu’s majors bus or Padang, and is down at Lahat. (more…)

KERINCI: SUPREME VOLCANO AT INDONESIAN

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Mountain kerinci is top supreme at Sumatra and constitutes supreme active mountain at Indonesian with high 3.805 m of sea levels. This mountain form a part of National Park kerinci seblat (TNKS). Its crater hollow of nurginal to fairish flank 600 x 100 square meters with active lava region that color yellowish green 120 x 100 square meters. (more…)

RINJANI: COUNTRY UPON APPREHENDS

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

One of flaming mountain at Indonesian one popularly goes to all the world be Rinjani. Each year, on the books thousands strange tourists and domestic climb up mountain to get highs 3.726 m dpl (of sea level) this. Therefore, Rinjani’s mountain becomes adventure lover target nature be free. (more…)

Ujung Kulon National Park : A World Heritage

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Ujung Kulon National Park constitute tropical rainforest ecosystem delegation lowland which remains and most extent at Javanese, and constitutes ideal habitat for satwa’s viability rhino scarce Java (Rhinoceros sondaicus) and satwa scarce another. Available three ecosystem type at this national park which is waters ecosystem goes out to sea, swamped ecosystem, and continent ecosystem.

Botanical variety and satwa at Ujung Kulon National Park starts to be known by researchers, Dutch botany expert and English since year 1820. (more…)