The "Kecak Dance" -- A Wonderful Balinese Music Experience

Painting, wood carving and dance reflects the soul of the Balinese. Traditional dance, in particular, the Hindu festival, and also to welcome visitors. Here you see one of the "Kecak Dance," which was performed Galungan, the biggest Hindu festival, Pura (temple) Luhur Ulu Watu, on the rock of the southern part of the island. Kecak Dance tells the Indian story of Ramayana. Rama,...

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Dani Tribe in Baliem Valley

Baliem Valley and the Dani tribe waited a long time to be discovered. Highland Papua is one of the last areas to explore new Guinea. High in the mountains of West Papua (Irian Jaya), were generally considered uninhabited. In early 1398 the pilot, Richard Archbold was noted that there was something special deep inside, and a large valley located in a mountain of 4000 meters. The...

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Nias Island

Located 125 km onshore Sumatra, the island of Nias is famous for its' megalith altars, spectacular traditional architecture and the complexity of religious sites. This isolated island possession on undulating terrain of mountains, valleys, gorges and rivers. North of this island is sparsely populated. The local call their land as Tano Niha or "land of the people" as they are called...

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SIBERUT ISLANDS

Siberut island recently received international attention on the primary conservation area, and the unique culture of ethnic Mentawaian endemicity and its bio-diversity must be maintained. Although the island has much to offer, the possibilities are not fully exploited, particularly for tourism. Most visitors to the island is only interested in seeing the culture of indigenous...

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Dayak Tribe Travel Information

By visiting Palangkaraya, just look outside your window air and watch the green field of nature below the cut by a small river with a slow roll during passage downstream of the mangrove forest. The flow is similar to the dragon's head with the body without end. When the area of ​​forest that seems to be far apart and of course, Palangkaraya city appears as if out of the rainforest....

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Bull Race Karapan Sapi Madura

Parties in Indonesia are rich and colorful. These festivals attract many tourists from all over the world. Keeping in line with the different religious and caste in Indonesia, festivals and events here are so different and colorful, and invite participants to a local here. Kerapan SAPI (Bull Race) is a major event here. The SAPI Kerapan (Bull Race) is an annual event that attracts...

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Beatifull Puncak Pass

Between Bandung and Bogor, Puncak mountain in the game, a cold, which is very popular. Jakarta dwellers spend their weekends and holidays from the heat and the busy streets of the capital of Indonesia to Puncak. Bandung to Puncak takes about 3 hours by car. Puncak pass area has long been a weekend for residents of the entire capital of Indonesia. The fresh air and beautiful view...

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Dive Banda with Spice Island Divers

Spice Island Divers is the only country in sub-Banda diving center. Owned and operated by a multinational management team, proud of operation of the service and professionalism, despite the remote location in India. Banda has long been thought to target only be left with the ships cruise the plunge, with limited routes to limit the time you can spend the Banda islands. Banda shore...

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Nias Geography

Nias Island is in latitude 10 30 'north and longitude 970 98' East. Covering an area of ​​5625 km2, which is mostly lowland ± 800 m above sea level. And 'the largest island of the group on this side of Sumatra, which is part of the province of North Sumatra. This area consists of 131 islands and Nias is the largest. Population in this region is about 639 675 people (including...

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Asmat Tribe

Asmat – The head-hunters – West PapuaAsmat cannibal tribe is the most famous of Papua. They put human skulls under their heads instead of a pillow. They feed on the brains of animals mixed with sago worms directly from your skull in half. They live in small islands of mangrove vegetation near the sea on the south side of the western part of the island of New Guinea. The...

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Komodo Island

Location: Komodo National Park is located between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores in the Sunda Islands Minor, a distance of 200 nautical miles east of Bali. It has a total area of ​​75 000 hectares and includes many islands, the largest of which are Komodo (34000 hectares), Rinca (20,000 hectares), Padar, Nusa Kode, Motang, a series of smaller islands, and the sanctuary is WAE...

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DPR Just Passed Bill on Indonesian Currency

House of Representatives (DPR), just approved the bill currency on Tuesday (31 / 5). Achsanul Qosasi, Deputy Chairman of Commission XI of DPR has been brought to the Exchange Act is consistent with Article 23 B 1945 Constitution. Achsanul said the law contains articles regulating Indonesia rupiah currency in the near future. He took the chapter on the management of rupees as an...

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Bunaken National Park

unaken National Park is very representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystems, consisting of the plain sea grass, coral reefs and terrestrial / coastal. Park covers an area north of the islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Montehage, Siladen, Nain and Nain Kecil, Tanjung Pisok and part of the coastal area. Some South Park covers part of the Tanjung Kelapa coast...

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BOROBUDUR - The Biggest Buddhist Temple in the Ninth Century

Who does not know Borobudur? This Buddhist temple has 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha images of the complex. Millions of people are eager to visit this building as one of the wonders of the world heritage. It is not surprising, since architecturally and functionally, as a place for Buddhists to say their prayer, Borobudur is attractive. Borobudur was built Samaratungga King,...

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A Little Bit About Aceh

Aceh (pronounced ah-chay) is an autonomous territory of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of Sumatra island. Aceh is where Islam was first established in Southeast Asia. In the seventeenth century the Sultanate of Aceh was the richest state, powerful and cultivated in the Straits of Malacca. Aceh was the nearest point of land to the epicenter of the earthquake of 2004, the...

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Indonesia History Part II

In the 11 th century, traders brought Islam to the islands of the archipelago. Just like in Indonesia, Buddhist in the past adapted to their needs and beliefs, so accepting Islam, in addition to their conditions. However, it was not the center of Islamic culture in Indonesia, this scatteredness seems to offer a great weakness, when the Dutch arriv...

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Indonesia History Part I

The history of Indonesia can be said to return at least half a million years, because it is the date attribute of the hominid fossils found in 1809 by Eugene Dubois near the village of Trinil, East Java. The history of Indonesia has been deeply influenced by the sea Big waves of human migration to the islands took place as far back as 3000 BC, and continued piecemeal for the better...

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Indonesia Economics

Ranked the 6th largest among developing countries and the 5th fastest growing G20 countries in 2010, Indonesia is unquestionably one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Whether you are an ECONOMIST who conducts research on developing countries, a sector ANALYST who follows the agriculture sector, or a global INVESTOR who looks for investment opportunities in emerging...

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