Wera waterfalls, located in Wera, Gawalise Mountains, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi Province. For the Wera, it takes approximately 1 hour from the city of Palu by car or motorcycle, then 45 minutes walking. The area is located at an altitude between 150 meters – 800 meters above sea level (asl) has a hilly topography and steep slope with a slope between 60% to 90%. Continue reading »
Wakatobi area.(ANTARA/Zabur Karuru)
Wangi-wangi, South East Sulawesi (ANTARA News) – A number of regents and mayors from six countries of Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) began a round table meeting at Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi province, on Monday night.
At their four-day meeting to end on Thursday, they will discuss a wide range of issues including food security, global climate change, energy scarcity, and environmental issues. Continue reading »
Operating a dive resort that provides discerning travelers with a great diving holiday is our core business. At the same time, the issues of marine conservation and community development remain a key inspiration and driving force behind all our efforts.
Recognizing the need for sustainable marine resource protection within the Wakatobi region, the Collaborative Reef Conservation Program was developed by the founders of the Wakatobi Dive Resort in consultation with local leaders and village elders. Continue reading »
Before I left Indonesia to finish my degree abroad 13 years ago, I met an artist from Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi, during the Nur Gora Rupa art festival in Surakarta, Central Java. He invited me to his hometown.
I didn’t go simply because the place existed beyond my imagination. More than a decade ago, Sulawesi was not on the map of the Indonesian contemporary art scene. Continue reading »
written by: Amelia Winnie
Known for its remarkable tenun or woven cloth and funeral ceremonies, Tana Toraja — “the Land of Toraja” — is a lot more than meets the eye.
Rare skill: A Torajan woman weaves a tenun cloth. — Photo by Amelia Winnie
Located in South Sulawesi, this prominent tourist destination in Indonesia is encircled by mountains, cliffs, forests and dotted with coffins as well as buffaloes.
It was an eight- to 10-hour drive from South Sulawesi’s capital city, Makassar. I did not want to close my eyes and fall asleep as the journey to Toraja offers a scenery I might regret missing. Continue reading »