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Tara Bandu in East Timor Written by Narve Rio
The environment of East Timor is highly diverse; in terms of geology, topography, climate, as well as terrestrial and aquatic flora and fauna. Obviously man…

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Lake Toba Written by Bjorn Grotting
Lake Toba (or Danau Toba in Indonesian) is a lake…

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Tarsier Written by Bjorn Grotting
Tarsiers are primates of the genus Tarsius, in the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was once more widespread, all the species living today are found in the islands of Southeast Asia.

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Puncak Jaya

Climbing the gap in the summit ridge

The summit of Puncak Jaya ("Victory Peak") as it is called in Indonesia, better known as Carstensz Pyramid among climbers, stands at 4.884m and is located in the western central highlands of Irian Jaya at…

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The Orangutan

A young ape posing for the camera

The name Orangutan can be translated to "man from the forest". In the Malay language (the official language of Malaysia and Indonesia) "orang" means man and "hutan" means forest. Today the orangutans are only found…

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Sigobai and Akbar get out and about

Mentawai Islanders, picture taken 1930

Sigobai was in a spot of bother. The word was out that he had been making nocturnal visitations to a lady friend in a neighboring settlement. He liked to get out and about. For example…

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The North Sumatra Triangle

A Batak house is built on stilts and made of wood

North Sumatra is one of the thirty-two Provinces of Indonesia, with Medan as its capital. The shortest international flight to Medan is from Penang. It takes 40 minutes and costs about US$137 return. There is…

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Tanah Lot

Tanah Lot at sunset

Tanah Lot is located in the Tabanan district southwest on Bali, only a short distance from Kuta and Denpasar. With it's beautiful location and architecture it is one of the most characteristic temples on Bali,…

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Sun and sand on Senggigi Beach

Senggigi is maybe Lombok's equivalent to Bali's Kuta Beach, but is in many ways totally different. It's far more quiet and peaceful, the nightlife here is also much more limited.

The Tapir

Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia. There are four species of Tapirs: the Brazilian tapir, the Malayan tapir (which we find in Indonesia).

Bintan Island

Bintan is the largest island in the Riau province, area 1.140 sq. km, with a coastline of about 105 km. The island has a population of about 200.000, and like the rest of Riau this is a true mix of cultures like Malay, Bugis, Chinese and the Orang Laut.