Mount Lokon North Sulawesi

Mount Lokon in Tomohon is among the active volcano in North Sulawesi, who entered active volcano in the world series, the so-called "Ring of Fire". However, utilization is still sorely lacking, judging from the number of visitors per day come to this location. And so has the potential to be an option for tourists besides attraction Bunaken Marine Park.
Mount Lokon Located in the west with a height of 1580 meters. Active volcanoes incredible. Presenting a panoramic mountain with a crater that is so beautiful. The time is right to begin the journey of Kakaskasen, Tomohon is around 7 am, and arrived at the crater when the morning air is still cool.
The most interesting part of tourism activity Tomohon Tomohon Flower Festival is held every 2 years. At the festival there are activities that attract many tourists to come see, the Tournament of Flower (ToF). 

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Mount Palung National Park

Mount Palung National Park is one of nature conservation area which has biodiversity value, and a variety of ecosystems such as mangrove forest, swamp forest, peat swamp, freshwater swamp forests, tropical forests pamah, and forest covered mountains that always fog .

This national park is the only tropical forest Dipterocarpus the best and largest in Borneo. About 65 percent of the region, is still a primary forest undisturbed by human activity and has many wild plant and animal communities.

As with other areas of West Kalimantan, generally the area is covered by jelutung (Dyera costulata), ramin (Gonystylus bancanus), damar (Agathis borneensis), Pulai (Alstonia scholaris), Rengas (Gluta renghas), ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri), Bruguiera sp ., Lumnitzera sp., Rhizophora sp., Sonneratia sp., the strangler fig, and medicinal plants.

Plant that is unique in this national park is the black orchid (Coelogyne pandurata), which is easily seen in the river Matan especially in February-April. The appeal of the black orchid flower seen in the form marked with a green color with a combination of black spots on the middle of the flower, and blooms between 5-6 days old.

Noted there are 190 species of birds and 35 species of mammals that act as seeds pemencar plants in the forest. All families of birds and most likely of all bird species in Borneo, there are in the forest park.

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Dukono Volcano in North Maluku

Dukono Volcano (1185 asl) located in the north of the island of Halmahera is one of a series of active volcanoes in North Maluku.

But unlike other mountains, volcanic craters with Dukono have high activity. In the great eruption in 1550, issued Dukono lava filling the strait between the island of Halmahera and the north slope of Mount Mamuya. When it reaches the scale eruptions of Volcanic explosivity index 3.

In Indonesia, of the many active volcanoes, along with mountain Dukono Lokon in North Sulawesi are the two most frequent alert status (level 2). Since 1933, Dukono continue to experience small eruptions continued until today.

What about transportation to get there?
Climbing to the peak (14.3 Km) is usually done through a road that is located right in front of the Observation Post Mamuya Volcano Village.

Important to note!

     - Make sure you check the current status of Mount Dukono the Volcano Observation Post located in the village before the climb Mamuya.
     - Please contact the Department of Tourism and Culture, North Halmahera tour guide if needed.

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Mount Salak in West Java Indonesia

Mount Salak in West Java there, Indonesia. Mount Salak has a structure of a low mountain with its own characteristics and uniqueness, both of the characteristics of the terrain and forests. Salak mountain has several peaks, of which I and Salak Salak Peak II. Salain it has again named one peak with a height of peak Sumbul 1926 m above sea level.

The geographical position of the summit of Mount Salak is at 6 ° 43 'S and 106 ° 44' East Longitude. I peak height Salak Salak II 2211 m and 2180 m asl. There's another one called Puncak Sumbul peak with an altitude of 1926 m above sea level. Salak mountain to climb than some of the hiking trail. The most frequently climbed peak is the peak of Salak Salak Peak I and II, whereas the most crowded path is through the waterfall route Jackfruit. In addition to TSB path. pathways that can be achieved is through the path or route Cidahu Sukabumi Ratu Crater.

Mount Salak included in Regency Sukabumi and Bogor, West Java. Management of its forest area was originally under the Bogor Perhutanioffice KPH, but since 2003, to the expansion of the Mist Mountain National Park, now called the Mist Mountain National Park-Salak.

Salak mountain known as a place of education for clubs nature lovers. Dense jungle terrain and rarely climbed Mount Salak climbers make appropriate as a means of studying the nature lovers. Yet Mount Salak has a difficult path for novice climbers, because the path is rarely found a puddle of water. Various wildlife can be found on the slopes of Mount Salak, ranging from toads and frogs, reptiles, birds to mammals.

Many think the name comes from the name of Mount Salak Salak plants, but this is precisely the name of the mountain comes from the Sanskrit word "Salaka" which means silver. Then Mount Salak means "Silver Mountain."

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Imagine the charm of Sani Waterfall

South Coast, West Sumatra, there is a stunning waterfall. Sani shadow falls, its name. This waterfall is located in the village of Koto Baru subdistrict shadow. Imagine Sani waterfall consists of several levels, according to locals there are about five terjun.Tetapi water that can be reached only up to the second level waterfall.

The first level of the waterfall has a height of nearly 80 meters. There are three branches flowing waterfall rocks. From a distance, it resembles a waterfall ponytail. Below this there is deep waterfall that has been created for the pool to the shower-bath. First-level waterfall is visited by many tourists.

Imagine a waterfall Sani second level is a waterfall located approximately 400 feet above the waterfall Sani shadow first level. To arrive at this second level waterfall tourists have to walk up the hill located next to the waterfall shadow sani first level so far approximately 400 meters. Height of the waterfall is the second level to 25 meters.

 
These attractions within 60 miles of the city of Padang and 20 km from the city with a long trip Painan approximately 1.5 hours and can be reached by car in two and four, and very easy to reach because it is just 500 m from the roadside. If a visit to the South Coast, enjoy the charm of shadow Sani waterfall.

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Maek, The Thousand and Menhir, the oldest in the Minangkabau

The word comes from maek Mahat, which means corpse. Each menhir is always facing the direction of Mount Sago (northeast). According to myth, the ancients considered as the God of Mount Sago. And it could be a reason that the bodies are buried tombstone (menhirs) overlooking Mount Sago.

But more mysteries when I interviewed one of the visitors from there. Once in the 1980's there were researchers from Jakarta and Australia to examine the menhir menhirs and bring some samples to a lab for testing. Menhir on Mahat and the results have been around 3 BC to 1 AD.

And of course as long as we know, history is determined from when the discovery of writing. and so far we know the early history of Indonesia began from the 7th century inscription in Kutai Kutai, East Kalimantan.

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The site of Mount Padang Cianjur

Mountain site in Kampung Padang Padang and Kampung Panggulan Mountain, the Village District Karyamukti Campaka, Cianjur, a megalithic site punden shaped staircase of the largest in Southeast Asia. Is considering a building area of ​​approximately 900 m2 purbakalanya with area around the site itself approximately 3 ha.
The existence of this site appeared in the report peratama Rapporten kundigen van de oudheid-Dienst (ROD), in 1914, later reported to NJ Krom 1949. in 1979 concerned officials in the development and research of cultural bend is followed by the overseers of local culture and Pulit ditlinbinjarah Arkenas to review the site location. Since that time research efforts toward the site of Mount Padang began to do well from the point of archaeological, historical, geological and other.
Building form reflects punden berundaknya megalithic tradition (meaning great and Lithos mega means stone) as is common in some areas in West Java. Gunung Padang site located 50 kilometers from Cianjur said to be the greatest megalithic sites in Southeast Asia. Among the local community, the site is believed to be evidence of attempts to build the palace of King Siliwangi overnight.
Aided by his troops, he tried to collect the stone blocks that are only found in the area. However, the night seemed to pass faster. In the dawn tinge the eastern horizon of his search had been thwarted, then it is of Regional and then he left. He let the stones scattered on the hill which is now called Mount Padang. Padang is meant by light. 

Gunung Padang punden staircase, built with massive volcanic rocks that form a rectangle.
The building consists of five terraces with different sizes. The stones have not had a touch of human hands in a sense, has not worked or shaped by human hands.
Blocks of stone which the sums are so many that spread almost over the top of Mount Padang. Locals dub some of the stones of the terraces with the names of the smell of Islam. For example there is a table called Milled Pangancingan Kiai, Chair Bonang Grandmother, Grandmother Jojodog or Swasana seat, backrest stone Suhaedin Sheikh alias Sheikh Abdul Rusman, grandparent households Marzuki Sheikh, and Sheikh Abdul Fukor stone.

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