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Java is covered with 110 volcanoes in a mountain chain stretching from east to west, 35 of them are still active and occasionally erupts. Even if an eruption can cause a lot of damage and suffering, it is also the reason why Java is one of the most fertile agriculturural regions in the world. Compared to other geographic regions the volcanic ash here is non-acid, on the contrary it nurtures the soil and the plant life.
The capital of Indonesia is located on Java's northwest coast. From a small village it has during the last hundred years grown to be one…
Even if Yogyakarta, also known as Yogya, is a relatively young city (founded in 1755) it has a high status on Java. It is located…
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Yogyakarta and the neighboring city Surakarta, also known as Solo, is located among some of Java's and Indonesia's largest tourist attractions, the Borobodur and Prambanan…
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The largest Buddhist monument in the world is located 42 kilometers northwest of Yogyakarta. It was built sometimes between the years 750-850 AD, during the…
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About one hour by car from Surabaya you will find the city of Mojokerto and just east of this the Trowulan village. Trowulan was in…
Malang is located between two massive groups of mountains with Semuru, the highest mountain on Java, and the national park Bromo-Tengger to the east. The…
Madura is a large island on East Java, 5.290 square kilometers, about 160 km long and 35 km wide. It is separated from Surabaya by…
Bromo-Tengger national park is located on East Java, about three hours by car from Surabaya. Tengger is a huge, old caldera with the Bromo volcano…
The small town of Batu is located about 15 km northeast of Malang, and is a popular place for vacation and recreation among the local…
Ujung Kulon National Park is located on a peninsula at the extreme west part of Java, it was Indonesia's first national park and by many…
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If you travel from Jakarta to Bandung you can pass through the scenic Puncak pass, about 90 minutes by car from the capital. The Puncak…
Bogor was by the Dutch during the colonial era called Buitenzorg (means "without a care"). Governor General van Imhoff built his country estate by the…
The entire area around Bandung can offer a beautiful countryside with high mountains, hot springs and large tee plantations. The most easily accessible area is…
Surabaya is East Java's largest and Indonesia's second largest city with a population somewhere between 3 and 4 million. Traditionally the city is one of…
On the easternmost part of Java there are three volcanoes that all are nature reserves; Bromo-Tengger, the Yang plateau and the Ijen plateau with Gunung…
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Semarapura: Puputan monument.
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Date: 14/12/02 Views: 802