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Beautiful Valley In The National Nature Reserves

February 08, 2010 By: Aglolink Category: Sumatera

Visiting the Harau Valley, there are two places to stop off at the same time, the nature reserves and theme parks. Hill surrounded by towering limestone, the landscape around the valley was beautiful and amazing.

The large gap and beautiful scenery

The large gap and beautiful scenery

Harau Valley is a large gap with a diameter of 400 meters. The valley is located in Koto Lima Puluh District, about 15 km from the municipality Payakumbuh, or 47 kms northeast of Bukittinggi. A Dutch heritage monument located at the foot of the waterfall Sarasah Bunta Harau show that the valley has often visited people since 1926. Read the rest of this entry →

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Mine Tourism , Relics Of The Dutch Colonial Period

February 05, 2010 By: Aglolink Category: Sumatera

Public kitchen for the miners

Sawahlunto is small town rich heritage associated with coal mining in West Sumatera. This is old mining town of preserving heritage. Sawahlunto heritage property inventory is done and one by one turned back.

Public kitchen fo the miners and their families

Public kitchen for the miners and their families

In essence, the former coal mining town to live longer by using the existing heritage. Variety of mining related relics is still intact there. In addition to ex-pit mines or tunnels that are now beginning to be brought back to the mine tourism, the former general kitchen or barn rations could be the common thread mining story here. Read the rest of this entry →

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The Largest Ancient Temple In Southeast Asia

February 05, 2010 By: Aglolink Category: Sumatera

It’s larger than Borobudur temple in Central Java and double larger than the temple complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, no wonder the temple complex enshrinement Jambi Muaro as the area was called the largest temple in Southeast Asia.

Ancient temple, ancient urban planning in Jambi

Ancient temple, ancient urban planning in Jambi

Unfortunately, this area is like a grave humanitarian legacy of eternity because none of his form intact temple. Muaro Jambi temple complex is located about 35 kilometers north of Jambi, precisely in Muara Sebo, Muaro Jambi, Jambi Province. Said amazed sticking because of this vast complex enshrinement reached 2062 hectares. The ranging from land that has occupied Archeological Heritage Conservation Center of Jambi, people’s gardens, to the canals connecting between the temples. Read the rest of this entry →

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National Forest Park Is A Tourist Attraction In Sumatera

February 04, 2010 By: Aglolink Category: Sumatera

National Forest Park of Bung Hatta

National Forest Park of Bung Hatta Tourism is an area of primary forest nature reserve that function for Germplasm conservation, natural resource protection, education and research, development of natural love, and also as a place for recreation.

Primary forest nature reserve of National park Bung Hatta

Primary forest nature reserve of National park Bung Hatta

The total area of ± 70,000 ha, but the newly developed intensive about 240 Ha, Which is located in the Rice Fields, ± 23 km to the east the city of Padang, or on-line Solok Padang, with a 25 with vehicles from Padang.

Geographically Hatta National Forest Park area lies between 100° 100 ° 17°-42 °East longitude and 0° 1 ° 32°-5° south latitude, crossing the region consists of 4 city of Solok, Tanah Datar, Padang Pariaman , and the city of Padang. Read the rest of this entry →

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