Mbaru Niang, Traditional Houses in Wae Rebo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Mbaru Niang, Traditional Houses in Wae Rebo

  

Mbaru Niang is a traditional houses di Wae Rebo. One of the attractions of this village that is worldwide is the preserved traditional house in this village, Mbaru Niang. In the Manggarai language, Mbaru Niang means 'drum house'. Building this cone is built traditionally. It is called a drum house because one of the houses is used for storing sacred heirloom drums and gongs which are sacred media for communicating with ancestors.

Mbaru cone (kerucut) home in the village of Wae Rebo niang. Traditional house mbaru niang is very rare because only a few and only in villages remote indigenous Wae Rebo over the mountains.Mbaru niang cone with a height of about 15 meters. The roof of palm fiber or grass with a bamboo roof frame. The main poles using wood worok big and strong.Each mbaru niang housed six to eight families. Although not very large, the division of space in the mbaru niang show house functions as a living, to save the harvest, as well as to worship ancestors.At the first level is called lutur used as a place to live and hang out with family. The second level is called lobo form of an attic or a function for storing food and stuff everyday. The third level is called lentar to store seeds for food crops, such as corn, rice, and beans. The fourth level is called Lempa rae used to store food reserves that can be used when in an emergency due to crop failure. Five or top level called hekang code used to place offerings for ancestors.Wae Rebo Mbaru niang houses constructed by utilizing nature. Pole of wood, bamboo roof frame, roof of palm fiber. 

Prime Minister of the Majapahit Empire : Gajah Mada

Gajah Mada
Prime Minister of the Majapahit Empire

Gajah Mada (translated as Elephant General) (circa 1290 – circa 1364) was, according to Javanese old manuscripts, poems and mythology, a powerful military leader and mahapatih or prime minister of the Majapahit Empire, credited with bringing the empire to its peak of glory. He delivered an oath called Sumpah Palapa, in which he vowed not to eat any food containing spices until he had conquered all of the Southeast Asian archipelago of Nusantara for Majapahit. In modern Indonesia, he serves as an important national hero and a symbol of patriotism.

Indonesian Hero's from Bali

I Gusti Ngurah Rai

Lieutenant Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai (Desa Carangsari, Kabupaten Badung Bali, 30 January 1917–Marga, Tabanan, 20 November 1946) is an Indonesian National Hero who commanded Indonesian forces in Bali against the Dutch during the Indonesian War of Independence. He was killed in the Battle of Margarana

The second child (3 brothers) of the couples I Gusti Ngurah Ayu Trough and Ni Kompiyang Wheezing is because of his services got promoted one level to Colonel posthumously. In addition, the highest award from the Government of Indonesia's National Hero title form. His name is perpetuated to the international airport in Denpasar, Bali, and Navy warships. Judging his name, he was from the caste Knights. His father, a government employee positions Manca (AsistenWedana / Sub). He is a knight of Majapahit, Sentong Aria, Aria Kadari Marga members who came to Bali in 1343 M. 

Bunaken Marine Park

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You certainly already know about the Bunaken marine park. So for this post, we will discuss about this tourist spot. Please refer to the article below.

Bunake marine park is a marine park in the north of Sulawesi island, Indonesia. The park is located near the centre of the Coral Triangle, providing habitat to 390 species of coral as well as many fish, mollusc, reptile and marine mammal species. The Park is representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystems, consisting of seagrass plain, coral reef, and coastal ecosystems.


It was established as a national park in 1991 and is among the first of Indonesia's growing system of marine parks. It covers a total area of 890.65 km², 97% of which is marine habitat. The remaining 3% of the park is terrestrial, including the five islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain and Siladen. The southern part of the Park covers part of the Tanjung Kelapa coast.

Dive Spot in Bunaken Marine Park
The beauty of the Bunaken marine park can be seen in locations called lekuan 1, 2, 3, fukui, mandolin, tanjung parigi, ron’s point, sachiko point, pangalisang, village face and east bunaken. In addition there are many more dive spots located in the Bunaken marine park, because Bunaken itself has 40 locations of varying depth dives that present various types of tropical fish and coral reefs.

The area that was inaugurated in 1991 as a national marine park also offers another beauty, namely the existence of underwater great walls or giant coral walls, which stand curved upwards.

For you lovers of underwater photography, you can be sure you will not be disappointed if you visit Bunaken Marine Park because here you can get spectacular photos to be captured that you rarely get in other areas.

Raja Ampat Islands of Papua, Indonesia

Raja Ampat of  West Papua have object stunning marine tourism. During this exoticism Papua better known as a simple culture and abundant natural resources. However, come to Raja Ampat, and enjoy the beauty of coral reef, complete with captivating marine life and marine scenery impressive.

Raja Ampat Islands on the west side of West Papua. The islands have an area of ​​land and sea about 9.8 million acres. Consists of four major islands, namely Pulau Waigeo, Misool Island, Salawati Island, Island Batanta. Famous as the heart of the world's coral triangle (75% of coral species are Reja Ampat) and is recognized as one of the locations with the highest diversity of marine life.Access: Visiting the islands is not too difficult although it takes time and considerable expense. We can use the airline's flights from Jakarta to Sorong or Manado via domestic flights or Makassar. From Sorong islands reachable by sea. Generally, tourists prefer to explore Raja Ampat by hiring liveaboard. Others opt for resort stays available on some islands, of course, the following tour packages.

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All divers admits Raja Ampat is one of the best diving destination in the world. Starting from the fringing reef with gentle slope to steep contour, atolls and type of burns or taka. Starting from Wayag, Kofiau to Misool. In some places, when its lowest ebb, we can see the reef exposed above the water surface. Species that are unique? Starting from the pigmy seahorse, Wobbegong, manta rays, eagle rays, turtles to dugongs. Note also the endemic biota Raja Ampat especially "walking shark" her. Cape Kri or Chicken Reef is famous for its thousands of fish. Because of the many local islands and narrow straits, then most of the dive at any given time has a strong current. Also check locations Promontory / cape. It is also possible to do a drift dive with very clear water while fishing through the collection. There are also relics of sunken aircraft of World War II wreck dive for lovers. Best dive time: April to October

Bangka Belitung Islands

Bangka Belitung Islands

Here we inform some places where tourists at home and abroad in Bangka Belitung Islands of Indonesia.

Hakok Beach (Parai Tenggiri)

Sungailiat location close to town (about 45 minutes from the city Pangkalpinang). This beach has a very beautiful, and has a structure which is fairly rare beach, comfortable to wear bathing and swimming, because the beach is not deep, with gentle waves, surrounded by natural reefs are very beautiful. in addition to this beach on the island of Bangka are many other beaches that are not less beautiful, like beach sand grain (pangkalpinang), Rebo Beach '(Sungailiat), beach Romodong (Belinyu), cape coast charm (Sungailiat), etc..

Phak Kak Liang Lake

According to a story in the local community, Phak Kak Liang is the name of the creator of the lake. Around the lake there is a settlement of the Chinese settlement. Pendudukpun houses still use oriental-style architecture. Liang Phak Kak Lake is about 57 km from Sungailiat. Not only around the lake Phak Kak Liang, the Chinese settlement can also be found in Pari Three Jebus, Kuto Panji Belinyu, Kampung Star, Pangkalpinang, and Village Mengkuban Manggar.Yang not less interesting than this is the visitors can see large freshwater fish large-emerged from the water surface, where travelers provide just food fish that has been provided by the local guards and the story goes that the fish should not be lured or eaten.

BALI ISLAND OF INDONESIA

BALI ISLAND OF INDONESIA

Bali is an island known as the Island of the Gods. Bali many keep exotic natural charm. Many tourists both at home and abroad. Many beautiful beaches juxtaposed with beautiful beaches on the island of Hawaii. According to the recent survey, Bali is a tourist favorite place second in the world to use their spare time. These are objects of tourism in Bali.

Kuta Beach 
Kuta Beach is a tourist place located south of Denpasar, capital of Bali, Indonesia. Kuta is located in Badung regency.

This area is a tourist destination which is very famous abroad. In Kuta itself there are many shops, restaurants and places baths and drying itself. Kuta beach are often referred to as Sunset Beach or the beach sunset as opposed to Sanur beach.

UNTUNG SUROPATI ( Williem Wallace from Indonesia )

 UNTUNG SUROPATI 

( Williem Wallace from Indonesia ) 

We may have watched a movie called Braveheart who Mel Gibson starred (1995). Tells the story of a hero named Williem Wallace from Scotland who opposed British colonial oppression and the Scottish period.

 

Illustration from braveheart films

Well, in Indonesia also have a hero that is almost similar to the story, the Untung Suropati. well from the beginning until the end of his life story.

The History of Indonesia

 A BRIEF HISTORY OF INDONESIA

The History of Indonesia was shaped by its geographic position, its natural resources, the series of human migrations, contacts, economy and trade, conquests and politics. Indonesia is an archipelagic country of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited) stretching along the equator in South East Asia. The country's strategic sea-lane position fostered inter-island and international trade; trade has since fundamentally shaped Indonesian history. The area of Indonesia is populated by peoples of various migrations, creating a diversity of cultures, ethnicities, and languages. The archipelago's landforms and climate significantly influenced agriculture and trade, and the formation of states.