Indonesia Beautyful

Indonesia islands require special handling to empower existing resources in each island Indonesia. Good governance and organized will make a rapidly growing area would be the area that has incredible natural wealth. Natural resource management in accordance with the geographical conditions of an island environment will keep awake and safe from natural disasters. Every Indonesia island has incredible natural wealth, both flora and fauna. Indonesian state is headed by a president and assisted by the ministers in their duty, to protect the sovereignty and progress of the nation Indonesia. Indonesian government is very heavy task of having to keep all the islands in Indonesia and should be the welfare of the people of Indonesia.

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Indonesia island kept the charm of natural beauty and natural resources tremendous, and can bring tremendous revenue if managed properly.

As an Indonesia citizen should take advantage of the wealth with his best not tampered with can lead to disaster. Indonesia island very much, there are small islands and large islands and waters spread between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Each island has its own government Indonesia to organize, protect and develop all good natural culture, customs, religion, tourist places, language local on the island. Indonesia island is divided into 5 major islands and hundreds of small islands. Large island Indonesia, among others; Sumatra, Kalimantan, Papua, Sulawesi and Java. Flora and fauna found any Indonesia island also vary. This situation if the government can empower Indonesia well then Indonesia will be the developed countries.

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Sulawesi island called Celebes which is an Indonesian island located in the region between Borneo and the Maluku Islands to the west of the east side. With a total area 174 600 km ², Sulawesi is the 11th largest island in the world. In Indonesia, only the size of the island of Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Papua island alone the wider region of the Sulawesi island, while in terms of population only Java and Sumatra alone is greater than the population of the Sulawesi island.  Estimated Sulawesi name derives from the language in Central Sulawesi is the word which means homeland sula (island) and the word mesi meaning iron (metal), which may refer to the trade practices of production of iron ore mines located around the lake Matano, close Sorowako, East Luwu. While the nation / Portuguese people who come around 14-15 century BC was the first foreign nation that uses the name of Celebes, to refer to the whole Sulawesi island.

sulawesi island

Sulawesi Island is the fourth largest island in Indonesia after Papua, Kalimantan and Sumatra.

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Banjarbaru city is one city in the province of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Banjarbaru city has an area 371.30 km ² (37 130 ha) Banjarbaru City is part of the urban region Banjar Bakula. Banjarbaru divided into 5 subdistricts and 12 urban villages. Banjarbaru city have unique tourist attractions and certainly will make tourists want know. In addition to historical / cultural tourism Banjarbaru city also has a culinary tour with no less delicious culinary tours in other islands in Indonesia. Banjarbaru city as a city with a very rapid population growth in recent years, thus providing a promising business opportunity for anyone interested in developing business in this city. Moreover with the Government removals South Kalimantan Province to Banjarbaru city, brought considerable changes in the housing sector, trade, banking, and so forth. One of the sectors that have considerable opportunities to be developed is an attempt in the culinary field.

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Banjarbaru city dubbed as the City of Diamond as a center diamond sales transactions and spot major diamond polishing in Kalimantan and provides plenty of souvenirs of precious stones because it’s no wonder that many foreign tourists who come to the Banjarbaru city.

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Tanjung pasir beach located in Banten province Tangerang regency district Teluk Naga, Tanjung Pasir village. To enjoy the beauty of this beach could use a personal car or motorbike. If for foreign travelers may use the services of a tour guide. View of the Tanjung Pasir beach is very picturesque, sand carpet beach that stretches wide and many large-sized wooden boat that can carry about 70 passengers. Boats lined up ready to carry passengers who want to enjoy the beauty of an island not far to the beach. Around the Tanjung pasir beach there are many boat rental place to enjoy the beauty of this beach.

Tanjung pasir beach almost every day visited by tourists, especially on Sundays.

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The road to the Tanjung pasir beach is quite nice, but when entering the village area of Tanjung pasir until the road was damaged tourist attractions and lots of holes. With this condition the tourists to be careful in driving in order to avoid the things that are not cool. When travelers arrive at the Tanjung pasir beaches will be put on the parking rates and excursions of Rp. 15,000 / person in May 2013. Tanjung pasir beach is a great alternative beach resort, especially in Tangerang regency and surrounding area. Conditions Tanjung pasir beach is beautiful but the tourists will be a little disappointed because around the coast there are quite a lot of rubbish, maybe this is caused by the flooding that occurred in the area of Jakarta and Banten.

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Raja Ampat Papua is a series of four adjacent group of islands located in the western part of the Bird’s Head (Vogelkoop) Papua Island. Administratively, it is under the cluster of Raja Ampat, West Papua Province. The islands are now a destination for divers who are interested in the beauty of the underwater scenery. Four islands that belong to the four named after its largest island, which is Waigeo Island, Misool Island, Salawati Island, and Island Batanta. The origin of the name of Raja Ampat by local myth comes from a woman who found seven eggs. Four grains of which hatch into four princes who separated and each became king ruling Waigeo, Salawati, Misool Misool East and West. Meanwhile, three other eggs became a ghost, a woman, and a stone.

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Raja Ampat Papua in its history, has long been inhabited by the nobility and implementing custom systems Maluku.

In traditional systems there is a bunch of people and each village is headed by a king. Since its establishment five Muslim sultanate in the Moluccas, Raja Ampat Papua in the power of the Sultanate of Tidore. After the defeat of the Dutch Empire Tidore, Raja Ampat Islands of Papua in the powers the Dutch East Indies. Papua’s Raja Ampat Islands society generally live as traditional fishermen who live in small villages are located far apart and different islands. They are a friendly community receive guests from outside, especially if we bring a souvenir for them in the form of nut or candy. This stuff into a kind of ‘peace pipe indian’ in Raja Ampat in Papua. The event chatting with nut eating also called “Para-para Pinang” often take turns throwing each other mob, the local term for funny stories.

They are Moslem and Christianity, and often within a family or clan members who are embrace one of the two religions. It makes the Raja Ampat Papua continued to get even different beliefs. Raja Ampat Papua archipelago is a place that has the potential to serve as a tourist attraction, especially diving tourist. Papua Raja Ampat archipelagic waters according to various sources, is one of the 10 best waters for diving sites around the world. In fact, it may also be recognized as number one for the completeness of underwater flora and fauna at this time.

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Raja Ampat is an archipelago located in West Irian Jaya. This area is rich in tourist attractions beauty of the sea. That said, the beauty of the King of Coral Reefs. Travel in place, there are about 75% of the existing type Reefs World. So, for all of you who love diving dive alias, would not be complete without a dive and see the beautiful coral reefs of Raja Ampat Islands. But first you have to message you when it’s time to do dives because here the schedule to do Diving already has queued list incredible number of Travellers in the State and foreign.

Raja Ampat will keep anyone spellbound. Natural beauty, especially the oceans, making Raja Ampat traveler’s paradise.

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All tourists who visit this place will be captivated by the magic of Raja Ampat. Indeed, the cost to come to this place is not cheap. This is expressed Hussein, a member of Conservation International Indonesia. Minimal cost to Raja Ampat is Rp 30 million and not quite a day trip to Raja Ampat. With spent Rp 30 Million travelers enjoy Raja Ampat’s enough for one week to 10 days. Rp 30 million 7-10 days, this means that Rp. 2.4 to 3 million a day. Hussein had been settled more than 20 years in Raja Ampat and has explored every corner of the island. Not only help researchers in the study of coral reefs, he was also the captain of the ship in Raja Ampat. So know the cost to be required for traveling to this paradise.

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Kalimantan Island is located to the north of the island of Java, east of the Straits of Melaka, west of the island of Sulawesi and the southern Philippines. Vast island of Borneo is 743 330 km ². Kalimantan island is surrounded by the South China Sea in the west and north-west, the Sulu Sea in the north-east, the Celebes Sea and the Makassar Strait to the east and the Java Sea and the Strait of Karimata in the south. Mount Kinabalu (4095 m) which is located in Sabah, Malaysia is the highest location on the Kalimantan island. There are also Mountain Trench, Mount Lumut, and Mount Liangpran. Some of the longest river on the Kalimantan island, among others, the Kapuas River (1143 km) in West Kalimantan, Barito River (880 km) in Central Kalimantan, Mahakam River (980 km) in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, the Rajang River (562.5 km) in Sarawak , Malaysia. National Road of the Republic of Indonesia on the Kalimantan island,  6075.97 km along generally with steady state reached 77%.

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Kalimantan Island has a dense forest. However, the forest area decreases due to rampant felling of trees.

Kalimantan island forest is the natural habitat for animals orangutans, Bornean elephant, rhino Borneo, porcupines, deer, tapir and several endangered species. Because of its natural resources, the Kalimantan island Indonesia is one of the six economic corridors launched by the government of the Republic of Indonesia, where Kalimantan island designated as a center of production and mineral processing and energy storages nationwide in Indonesia. With a population of only 5.6% percent of the total population of Indonesia, Kalimantan island  - Indonesia contributed 9.3% to the national Gross Domestic Product of Indonesia generated from natural resources. While other areas, serving its contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product is almost equal to or less than the percentage share of the national population.

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South Kalimantan is a province with its capital Banjarmasin, and has a lot of attractions such as Nature, History, Cultural, Special Interest, Culinary Travel, Sports Travel, Travel Shopping, Sights of the many South Kalimantan is very the popular Nature Flower Island. Perhaps not many know that the province of South Kalimantan also has a very attractive tourist to visit. Actually a lot Sights for getaway travelers. If local governments continue to promote the tourism south Kalimantan is not possible southern Kalimantan province could also compete with others in the province Indonesian tourism.

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South Kalimantan has many unique and interesting places such as river tours south Kalimantan, indigenous Dayak communities of interest, the beauty of the scenery beaches, mountains, waterfalls, until the object of religious tourism.

South Kalimantan has a lot of tourism potential that has not been known just as kahung valleys, bamboo rafting and others, even the invented ever Cultural Festival Floating Market of the Year in 2009 is proof that the world is very attractive for tourism in the know. Many tourism South Kalimantan that has an appeal to local or foreign tourists. South Kalimantan has the potential for as many as 272 pieces of interesting places to vacation destination. Of these well-known and much visited by tourists only a small fraction of them are floating market tour at the mouth of the Barito River, Banjarmasin. Several lists of river tourism in South Kalimantan is Martapura river tours consisting of the tomb of King Sultan Suriansyah, then there Suriansyah Sultan Mosque, then there Baintan Floating Market Lok Martapura River, in the district of Banjar, Panning Intan Cempaka travel and tourism A gem that market located in Martapura Banjar District.

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Borobudur temple is a tourist attraction visited by many tourists every day. Besides Borobudur, there are several Buddhist and Hindu temples in the region. At the time of discovery and restoration in the early 20th century discovered other Buddhist temples, namely Mendut temple and Pawon Temple who lay stretched in a straight line. Originally thought to only a coincidence, but based on the local fairy tale inhabitants, first there is a paved road lined on both sides balustrade that connects the third temple. Not find any physical evidence of stone lined highway and fenced and maybe this is just a myth, but experts suspect there really is a symbol of the unity of the third temple.

Borobudur temple

The three temples (Borobudur-Pawon-Mendut) have similar architectural style and variety decorative and is derived from the same period that reinforce the notion of a connection between the third temple rituals. Linkages there must be sacred, but how the pilgrimage rituals performed, it is not certain. In addition Mendut temple and Pawon Temple, around Borobudur Temple also discovered several other ancient relics, including a variety of findings such as pottery and stoneware jugs which show that around Borobudur first there are some residential areas. Archaeological findings around Borobudur Temple is now housed in the Museum Karmawibhangga Borobudur, which is located to the north of the temple is adjacent to the Museum of Ocean Mercury. Not how far north Pawon Temple found the ruins of a Hindu temple called the temple Banon. At this temple was found a few statues of Hindu gods primary in a state that is good enough Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma and Ganesha. However, the original stone temple Banon found very little so it is not possible reconstruction. At the time of its discovery Banon statues transported to Batavia (now Jakarta) and is now kept in the National Museum of Indonesia.

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History of Borobudur Temple is very necessary to be known by many people know very well about the origin of the founding of the Borobudur Temple. Based on the history of Borobudur temple, Borobudur is the name of a Buddhist temple located in the village of Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Location of the temple is approximately 100 km south-west of Semarang, 86 miles to the west of Surakarta, and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. Stupa temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around the year 800 AD during the early reign of Sailendra dynasty. The monument comprises six square terraces on which there are three circular courtyard, the walls decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues are original. The main stupa lies in the middle of the biggest as well as crowning the building, surrounded by three rows of 72 circular perforated stupas in which there are statues of Buddha sitting cross-legged in the lotus position perfectly with the mudra (hand gesture) Dharmachakra mudra (turning the wheel of dharma).

stupa Borobudur temple

History of Borobudur Temple by the evidence, the temple was abandoned in the 14th century as the weakening influence of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms in Java and started the influence of Islam.

Based on the history of Borobudur temple, the world began to realize the existence of this building since it was discovered in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who was then serving as Governor-General of British over Java. Since then it has undergone a series of Borobudur rescue and restoration efforts. The largest restoration project was held in the period 1975 to 1982 the efforts of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and UNESCO, and historic sites in the list of World Heritage Sites. Borobudur is still used as a place of religious pilgrimage, each year Buddhists who come from all over Indonesia and abroad gather at Borobudur to commemorate Vesak Trisuci. In the world of tourism, tourism Borobudur is Indonesia’s single most visited tourist. this is due to travelers already know the history of Borobudur temple.

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