Kabupaten Tana Toraja is a district in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The capital of this district is Makale. This district has area of 1990 km ² and has a soul as much as 248,607.
Toraja tribe who inhabit the mountains and to maintain the typical life style and still show Austronesia a lifestyle similar to the native culture and Nias. This area is one of tourism in South Sulawesi.
Tana Toraja to visit, it's not complete without visiting various tourism objects are there. Natural beauty and hospitality of communities into a distinctive charm. Berbalut the majesty of nature into one culture with a culture that is still awake with the good, into a harmony that is saying to be missed.
Or travel from Makassar Ujung Pandang to Toraja passing through the coastal route along the 130 km mountain climb. After entering the Tana Toraja, you begin to enter the pamandangan filled with natural splendor.
Graphite stone and other rock, and the blue mountains in the distance after passing the market village Mebali akan seen people who are so Beternak sheep of the visible contrast with the lush green grass, limpahan food in a beautiful tropical land. This is Tana Toraja, one of the best tourist attractions in Indonesia.
Tana Toraja has a specific and unique funeral ceremony in the tradition known as beacon Tuka. In Tana Toraja dead bodies in the grave but not placed in Tongkanan for some time. Laying period of time this can be more than 10 years until his family has enough money to implement appropriate ceremonies for the dead. After the ceremony, taken to the health mayatnya last in the cave wall or mountain.
Skull-skull that showed us that the corpse was not buried but placed in the rock, or under, or in the hole. Usually. funeral festival season begins when the last rice has been harvested. Usually the end of June or July, and at the latest by September.
Go there
Air Travel: Starting from the airfield Hassanudin. Makasar or Ujung Pandang, the Tana Toraja to fly through a field near Rantepao Makle, 24 km south of Rantepao and there will be no bus service to the city.
Land travel: bus to Rantepao to Ujung Pandang each day during the trip takes approximately 8 hours including breaks for meals. Tickets must be purchased in the city, but departs from the Bus terminal Panaikan.20 minutes out of town with the Bemo. Buses usually go in the morning (7 am) Noon Day (1 hour lunch) and at night (7 nights). Some associations in Rantepao back to Ujung Pandang again. Basanya bus is adjusted by the number of departing passengers.
Living Places
Travelers who want to stay in the middle of the city has a great selection of hotels. But if you have the adventurous spirit, you can sleep in the village with the surrounding community.
Visit Other Places
Bemo is the best way to discover the area around. In addition to the type of other (small bus or jeep) with or without drivers. If you have been in the village you can walk to corral all.
Other things to see and do
Navigating the market. You do not lag up to visit the traditional market. Here you will find a typical Toraja coffee beans (such as Arabica and Robusta) and a few other unique items such as fruits (or Tamarella Terong Netherlands and goldfish).
Visit the stone Tomonga means are stones that lead to the cloud. From this place we can see many rock vulkanik the carpet from the pop field. And some giant stones that became Cave. Really beautiful scenery and the Tana Toraja looks lush and green.
Visiting Palawa. Palawaadalah a good place to visit. Tongkonan where there is a burial place or area to conduct ceremonies and festivals.
Make a trip from Rantepao to Kete. Traditional craft villages with a good hand. Behind the village in the hills there is a cave ukuranya is older than the size of the living.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Luak Coffee
if there are any questions, whether the coffee is most expensive in the world? may be smiling because we thought that all the world coffee price is relatively the same.
but, do you imagine that these copies have been the coffee that is processed from animal dung?
Well, not a secret anymore that these copies are currently the coffee produced by farmers from Indonesia. Coffee is the name given Luak coffee. This coffee has the taste and aroma which is very typical. besides, the reality is quite surprising that coffee badger comes from civet dung (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).
Coffee badger currently in production in many areas in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi. other countries that produce coffee badger this is Vietnam and the Philippines.
Coffee badger is in essence a result vermentasi coffee beans that have been cooked a meal in and by badger or weasel.
Coffee beans in the dirt with badger does not have anymore, is what distinguishes them with coffee processed in a factory. In the digestive system badger, coffee beans have chemical reaction with the enzyme digestion badger.
This is the enzyme that gives the coffee a different taste when consumed badger. It's more lightweight, low acidity level, and has a soft texture.
Coffee beans badger found on rocks, dried leaves, or wood that is in the forest near the coffee plantation. Coffee will not badger found in coffee plantation area in the vicinity of the coffee plantation sure many residential and badger are very avoid direct contact with humans.
One badger wet dirt pile approximately 200 grams. And heavy dirt will be reduced dramatically when cleaned and dried.coffee badger seeds found on rocks, dried leaves, or wood that is in the forest near the coffee plantation. Coffee will not badger found in coffee plantation area in the vicinity of the coffee plantation sure many residential and badger are very avoid direct contact with humans.
One badger wet dirt pile approximately 200 grams. And heavy dirt will be reduced dramatically when cleaned and dikeringkan.Saat this badger Coffee marketed around Rp. 115,000, - / 100 grams (Rupiah).
but, do you imagine that these copies have been the coffee that is processed from animal dung?
Well, not a secret anymore that these copies are currently the coffee produced by farmers from Indonesia. Coffee is the name given Luak coffee. This coffee has the taste and aroma which is very typical. besides, the reality is quite surprising that coffee badger comes from civet dung (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).
Coffee badger currently in production in many areas in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi. other countries that produce coffee badger this is Vietnam and the Philippines.
Coffee badger is in essence a result vermentasi coffee beans that have been cooked a meal in and by badger or weasel.
Coffee beans in the dirt with badger does not have anymore, is what distinguishes them with coffee processed in a factory. In the digestive system badger, coffee beans have chemical reaction with the enzyme digestion badger.
This is the enzyme that gives the coffee a different taste when consumed badger. It's more lightweight, low acidity level, and has a soft texture.
Coffee beans badger found on rocks, dried leaves, or wood that is in the forest near the coffee plantation. Coffee will not badger found in coffee plantation area in the vicinity of the coffee plantation sure many residential and badger are very avoid direct contact with humans.
One badger wet dirt pile approximately 200 grams. And heavy dirt will be reduced dramatically when cleaned and dried.coffee badger seeds found on rocks, dried leaves, or wood that is in the forest near the coffee plantation. Coffee will not badger found in coffee plantation area in the vicinity of the coffee plantation sure many residential and badger are very avoid direct contact with humans.
One badger wet dirt pile approximately 200 grams. And heavy dirt will be reduced dramatically when cleaned and dikeringkan.Saat this badger Coffee marketed around Rp. 115,000, - / 100 grams (Rupiah).
Takabonerate Island
Taka Bonerate National Park has the third largest coral atol in the world after the Kwajifein the Marshal Islands and Islands Suvadiva in Moldiva. Atol knowledgeable about 220,000 hectares, with a coral reef flat area is 500 km ².
Topographic area is very unique and interesting, where atol group consisting of islands and coral reef a broad and sunken, forming the islands with a rather large amount. Among the islands reef, there is a narrow strait, the passage in and pitched. While on the coral reef surface, there are many ponds in the small and surrounded by coral reefs. At the lowest ebb, with a clearly visible and the dry land with water that formed a small swimming-pool.
Coral reefs have been identified as many as 261 species from 17 families, among Pocillopora eydouxi, danae Montipora, Acropora palifera, Porites cylindrica, Pavona clavus, Fungia concinna, and others. Most coral species has been established coral reef atol (barrier reef) and coral edge (fringing reef). Overall coral reefs is a beautiful and still relatively intact.
There are about 295 types of coral fish and fish consumption of high economic value such as Kerapu (Epinephelus spp.), Tuna (Katsuwonus spp.), Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), and baronang (Siganus sp.).
As many as 244 species of which moluska lola (Trochus niloticus), goat head shell (Cassis cornuta), triton (Charonia tritonis), batulaga (Turbo spp.), Kima shell (Tridacna squamosa), pearl oyster (Pinctada spp.), And hollow nautilus (Nautilus pompillius).
Species recorded, including the turtle shell turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), and it cracked (Dermochelys coriacea).
Visit best season: April s / d in June and October until December each year.
How well a location: use bus from Makassar to Bulukumba (153 km) to the time of the five hours, and then to the port with ferry Pamatata Selayar about two hours, which was extended to Benteng approximately 1.5 hours. Benteng from the nearest island to the ship using a Small Rajuni wood about five hours.
Topographic area is very unique and interesting, where atol group consisting of islands and coral reef a broad and sunken, forming the islands with a rather large amount. Among the islands reef, there is a narrow strait, the passage in and pitched. While on the coral reef surface, there are many ponds in the small and surrounded by coral reefs. At the lowest ebb, with a clearly visible and the dry land with water that formed a small swimming-pool.
Coral reefs have been identified as many as 261 species from 17 families, among Pocillopora eydouxi, danae Montipora, Acropora palifera, Porites cylindrica, Pavona clavus, Fungia concinna, and others. Most coral species has been established coral reef atol (barrier reef) and coral edge (fringing reef). Overall coral reefs is a beautiful and still relatively intact.
There are about 295 types of coral fish and fish consumption of high economic value such as Kerapu (Epinephelus spp.), Tuna (Katsuwonus spp.), Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), and baronang (Siganus sp.).
As many as 244 species of which moluska lola (Trochus niloticus), goat head shell (Cassis cornuta), triton (Charonia tritonis), batulaga (Turbo spp.), Kima shell (Tridacna squamosa), pearl oyster (Pinctada spp.), And hollow nautilus (Nautilus pompillius).
Species recorded, including the turtle shell turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), and it cracked (Dermochelys coriacea).
Visit best season: April s / d in June and October until December each year.
How well a location: use bus from Makassar to Bulukumba (153 km) to the time of the five hours, and then to the port with ferry Pamatata Selayar about two hours, which was extended to Benteng approximately 1.5 hours. Benteng from the nearest island to the ship using a Small Rajuni wood about five hours.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Caribbean
Caribbean is a series of islands in the Caribbean Sea that extends along the 4,020 km between Venezuela (South America) and Central America. Islands are divided into three major groups namely Bahamas, Antilles Large (Greater Antilles), and the Small Antilles (Lesser Antilles). Bahamas is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean, including the island of Andros. Small Antilles is kelompokeindahan_pulau_karibiak small islands in the eastern Caribbean, including in Aruba, Grenada, Martinique, Barbados, and Barbuda.
Great Antilles is a collection of islands in the Caribbean, including in Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and the island occupied by the two countries, namely Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Overall the number of islands in the Caribbean islands for 7000, both also did not want uninhabited. Caribbean is very famous as tourism destinations because of its beautiful beaches and climate tropisnya exotic.
Nightclubs St. Vincent is the oldest botanical garden in the countries in the southern hemisphere. Captain Bligh, a British ship captain, the first time introduce breadfruit (European people known by the term fruit bread or breadfruit), Tahiti as the food of the slaves in this botanical garden. The Musée de la Pagerie on the island of Martinique is the first museum of the place of birth empress of France, Josephine.
In it there are many collections of residual consort of Napoleon Bonaparte is. Josephine has the original name Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie born in Martinique on 23 June 1763 from the rich pair Tascher Joseph-Gaspard de la Pagerie and Rose-Claire des Vergers de Sannois. Josephine was a widow when she married with Bonaparte. Their marriage ended with divorce because both are not mutually faithful.
There are many more historical places in the entire Caribbean. For example, the island of Curaçao, the islands get a lot of influence from the Netherlands kolonialisasi. On the island you can see jejeran buildings from the colonial period between the 17 th century and 18 century architecture that has the menawan.
Fort Brimstone Hill on St. Kitts originally founded as a bastion in the West Indies during the war. Fort this size is very, very, very big. This fortress was built on a regular basis between the years 1690 and 1790 (Old once ya? Not surprisingly large size), and is a fortress with the most complete weapons at that time.
Brimstone Hill has a high 800 feet (244 m) and is a steep escarpment. Medan hill is not very possible to be a place to establish a stronghold. However, owing to training (if not as good as severity) of the UK military memperbudakkan African people, the terrain can ditaklukan and ongoing development of the fort remains (although many also take the life of the victim).
Location fortress on the hill providing stunning scenery of green hills around it, and allows soldiers to perform reconnaissance UK total against their enemies. Brimstone Hill fortress dialihfungsikan a national park in 1987.
Fort is often used for conferences or even the area where the wedding reception rental prices vary from U.S. $ 100 to U.S. $ 1000. By UNESCO, the fort is given the title as one of the Historic Site of survival because several factors, among others; wiliness the British military in terms of architecture and led the development of the fort and also because of the strength and capacity building in African slaves.
Caribbean population is very proud to be their history, so they will not hesitate to protect the monument-historikal most valuable monuments in the land of them. Obvious example in the Caribbean, the government's efforts to protect the sites historikal you can see in places like national parks Nelson's Dockyard, Clarence House, the national parks Fort Brimstone Hill, St City. Vincent, and the Musée de la Pagerie.
neslons-national dockyard Nelson's Park Dockyard is located in the central English Harbor in Antigua. At first this place is a hangout for the British navy soldier who later ditelantarkan and closed at 1889. Now, this place has direstorasi be the only Georgian-style historic pier in the world.
From Nelson's Dockyard, we can see that Clarence House is the residence of the king of England, William IV. William IV lived there at the time he was still serving as captain ship HMS Pegasus, under the command of Lord Nelson.
Great Antilles is a collection of islands in the Caribbean, including in Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and the island occupied by the two countries, namely Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Overall the number of islands in the Caribbean islands for 7000, both also did not want uninhabited. Caribbean is very famous as tourism destinations because of its beautiful beaches and climate tropisnya exotic.
Nightclubs St. Vincent is the oldest botanical garden in the countries in the southern hemisphere. Captain Bligh, a British ship captain, the first time introduce breadfruit (European people known by the term fruit bread or breadfruit), Tahiti as the food of the slaves in this botanical garden. The Musée de la Pagerie on the island of Martinique is the first museum of the place of birth empress of France, Josephine.
In it there are many collections of residual consort of Napoleon Bonaparte is. Josephine has the original name Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie born in Martinique on 23 June 1763 from the rich pair Tascher Joseph-Gaspard de la Pagerie and Rose-Claire des Vergers de Sannois. Josephine was a widow when she married with Bonaparte. Their marriage ended with divorce because both are not mutually faithful.
There are many more historical places in the entire Caribbean. For example, the island of Curaçao, the islands get a lot of influence from the Netherlands kolonialisasi. On the island you can see jejeran buildings from the colonial period between the 17 th century and 18 century architecture that has the menawan.
Fort Brimstone Hill on St. Kitts originally founded as a bastion in the West Indies during the war. Fort this size is very, very, very big. This fortress was built on a regular basis between the years 1690 and 1790 (Old once ya? Not surprisingly large size), and is a fortress with the most complete weapons at that time.
Brimstone Hill has a high 800 feet (244 m) and is a steep escarpment. Medan hill is not very possible to be a place to establish a stronghold. However, owing to training (if not as good as severity) of the UK military memperbudakkan African people, the terrain can ditaklukan and ongoing development of the fort remains (although many also take the life of the victim).
Location fortress on the hill providing stunning scenery of green hills around it, and allows soldiers to perform reconnaissance UK total against their enemies. Brimstone Hill fortress dialihfungsikan a national park in 1987.
Fort is often used for conferences or even the area where the wedding reception rental prices vary from U.S. $ 100 to U.S. $ 1000. By UNESCO, the fort is given the title as one of the Historic Site of survival because several factors, among others; wiliness the British military in terms of architecture and led the development of the fort and also because of the strength and capacity building in African slaves.
Caribbean population is very proud to be their history, so they will not hesitate to protect the monument-historikal most valuable monuments in the land of them. Obvious example in the Caribbean, the government's efforts to protect the sites historikal you can see in places like national parks Nelson's Dockyard, Clarence House, the national parks Fort Brimstone Hill, St City. Vincent, and the Musée de la Pagerie.
neslons-national dockyard Nelson's Park Dockyard is located in the central English Harbor in Antigua. At first this place is a hangout for the British navy soldier who later ditelantarkan and closed at 1889. Now, this place has direstorasi be the only Georgian-style historic pier in the world.
From Nelson's Dockyard, we can see that Clarence House is the residence of the king of England, William IV. William IV lived there at the time he was still serving as captain ship HMS Pegasus, under the command of Lord Nelson.
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