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The First Christian Missionary In Mansinam Island, New Guinea

February 16, 2010 By: Aglolink Category: Papua New Guinea

Mansinam Island is an area of 410.97 ha located in the Gulf Doreh, south of Manokwari regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia. Around 154 years ago, precisely on February 5, 1855, two German evangelist, CW Ottow and Johann Gottlob Geissler, set foot for the first time in Mansinam Island.

Masinam Island, palm beach

Beauty of Masinam beach

According to records, the two missionaries arrived on the island Mansinam, after going through a very long journey. By using the Abel Tasman ship, they sailed into the ocean across the cape of Harapan, Batavia, Makassar, Ternate, and finally arrived at the island Mansinam in 1855. Since the arrival, Mansinam Island became an important point for evangelism in Papua. (more…)

Triton Bay, Marine And Heritage Relic Tourism

February 15, 2010 By: Aglolink Category: Papua New Guinea

West Papua is one of the porvince in Indonesia has a wealth of extraordinary sea. One of the sea that could potentially be used as tourist attractions found in Kaimana district.

Triton bay

Heritage relic in Triton bay

Behind the simplicity and friendliness of its people, in a district that has a total area of 18,500 km2, there is a sea tourism area known as the Gulf of Triton. Triton Bay is a new potential tourism in Kaimana. To develop into an international tourist destination, local government took the local Conservation International Indonesia (CII) to jointly develop the tourism potential of Triton gulf. (more…)

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. (more…)

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. (more…)