Lakeba Beach

Have you ever visited the island of Buton in Southeast Sulawesi? Or you have planning to visit there next vacation; do not forget to visit the beach Lakeba.

Lakeba Beach 

Beach of Lakeba is located in North Buton, Southeast Sulawesi. To reach this beach, it could use a plane or ship. Routes, which can be reached through: Jakarta-Makassar-Baubau Baubau and, for the sea trip from Jakarta to Bau-Bau for about 3 days, whereas from Makassar be reached with a time of 13 hours.

Lakeba beach has characteristics fabulous beaches, has white sand, crystal clear waters, a clean environment, complete facilities money. This beach is perfect for sunbathing, sand play, swim and even dive, and do not forget to enjoy the beauty of the sunset from the beach. The special of the beach are some alternative tourism travelers can enjoy such as:

- Travel with the history of the old Village Kapunsari Fort Lapandewa.

-  Cultural Tourism, the tradition Pasuo, Trad

- Natural attractions enjoy the adventure in the Forest Lambusango, Basilica Region, and Coastal Batuaga.

- Culinary, Kasuami, Kambose, and Kambewe.

On the beach you can see the activity Lakeba fishermen will catch a very traditional view that will certainly make you very curious to observe the fishermen who would go to sea. Lakeba beach has very complete facilities, such as Banana Boat, Parasailing, and Jet sky. There is also a restaurant for your dining, complete with a diverse menu that will pamper your tongue, like amarican food, chinese food and a definite Indonesian foof. To stay you do not need to worry, plenty of lodging provided. There ddengan resort architecture that provides a custom home Buton Children Play Ground.

Benteng Buton

Apparently Indonesia has a fort with the size of the worlds most extensive. The fort is located in a small town, in the province of Southeast Sulawesi Bau-Bau city on Buton Island. In you come to southeast Sulawesi, its better in you stops on this place first. We’ll get new experience and also knowledge if there. Our mind will be fresh after we come here. You should visit this place. *_*

Fort Buton

Buton palace or fort also called Fort Wolio in ancient times was the center of the kingdom of Buton. Was built during the reign of Sultan Buton to-3 or La Sangaji in the year 1591 to 1957 and finished overall in the 6th Buton Sultan (Sultan La Buke Gafurul Wadudu) in 1632-1645.

Bau-Bau city itself is synonymous with the presence of Buton palace fortress known as a stronghold of the widest in the world. In fact, the Buton was generally believed that you have not set foot on this island if you have not been to a centuries-old fortress that.

The length of the circumference of the fort is 3 kilometers with an average height of 4 meters and a width (thickness) 2 meters. The building consists of mixed limestone mountain stone structure with adhesive material of agar-agar, a type of seaweed. Vast palace complex surrounded the entire fort covers 401,911 square meters. Such a broad area that beat the previous world's largest fortress located in Denmark. Thus, Fort Wolio noted as the largest in the world in the Guinness Book of Records in 2006.

The extent of this fortress, not just a figment, in the fort complex covers one region village, the name of the village Melai, and listed as one of the most densely populated areas in the city.Many interesting objects in the fortress palace Wolio it. Wolio stone was there, rocks popaua, grand mosque, the tomb of Sultan Murhum (Sultan Buton first) Badia palace and ancient cannons.

Wolio Stone is a dark rock plain. The amount is roughly equal to one bull was sitting wallow. That said, around the stone is local people found a lovely daughter named Wakaa-Kaa are said to have originated from China. The princess then made leader (the queen). Inaugural king made ​​in stone popaua. Stone is located about 200 meters from the rocks Wolio. Popaua rock surface almost flush with the ground, but has a similarly sized indentation with human feet. In the curve of that princess-kaa Wakaa his right foot as he took the oath of office as the queen under the umbrella of the play seven times.

Therefore popaua rock called rock (the rock where the king played an umbrella). Tradition inauguration queen or king on the stone walks up in the age of empire, kingdom of Buton form of government after the advent of Islam. Stone popaua located at the foot of a small hill where the establishment of the Grand Mosque of Sultan Buton. This mosque was built in 1712 in the reign of Sultan Buton XIX named Lang Kariri with the title of Sultan Sakiuddin Darul Alam. The mosque measuring 21 times 22 meters it has a flag pole on the east side. In a commentary written by the late Al Azhar Buya Hamka mentioned, the flag pole was also used as a place of execution hanging under Islamic law.

But there is a slight smell of mysticism in the old mosque. Behind the pulpit preacher or priest at the head end when in a state of prostration there is the cave called "pusena land" (center of the earth) by older people in Buton. It is said that the cave was out of sound of the azan on a Friday. It marked the background a mosque at the site.

When the mosque was rehabilitated in the 1930s, the cave was covered with cement so that the smaller size to the size of footballs. The hole was given the cover of the boards that can be opened by anyone who wants to see the door of the cave.

In one of the rooms Kamali (palace) Badia, still in the palace complex, there is a cannon have an opening dragon. According to Drs H La Ode Manarfa (deceased) in his lifetime, the son of Sultan Buton to-38, the dragon symbol is cannon Wakaa-kaa ancestors brought from China about 700 years ago. It still has a cannon bullets and still be blown up.

Kamali Badia itself is nothing more than the typical wood construction pavilion Sultra Buton's home in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Jakarta. By tradition, the house or palace of the Sultanate of Buton be made sultan's family at their own expense.

Special fortress palace, originally called Buton Wolio palace was built during the reign of Sultan Buton VI (1632-1645), named Gafurul Wadudu. This fortress shaped dhal in Arabic alphabets taken from the last letter of the name of the Prophet Muhammad.

Wolio palace fort had 12 gates and 16 guard posts (bastion). Each gate (lawa) and bastion escorted four to six cannon. In the right corner, just south of the fortress is godona-oba (powder magazine) and warehouse bullet on the left.

Tomb of King Mandapar

Tomb of King Mandapar

The tomb is located in the Village of King Mandapar Lompio, Banggai City - Central Sulawesi. A historic tomb is very simple just made ​​a pile of rocks with a protective home building. However tomb is visited by many as a relic of history.

King Mandapar (Doi Mumbu title Godong) died in 1625, aged just 25 years pemerintahnnya. (King Mandapar is the son of the Sultanate of Ternate warlord, known as Adi Soko who married a Portuguese princess), which brings together leaders Banggai Islands region and Banggai Army.

Kaledo

Do you ever hear about Kaledo??? If you ever go to Central Sulawesi so you ever eat Kaledo. This food is so delicious and make us hungry because of its smell... ^^"

Kaledo

Central Sulawesi has a typical meal, his name is Kaledo. Central Sulawesi cuisine including fry type dishes slightly yellowish translucent with a very distinctive flavor, which is savory and spicy tamarind. At first, this dish is only made ​​from raw cow's leg bone with a little meat. However, as more and more sellers’ kaledo, so the cow leg bones more difficult to obtain. To replace the leg bone, the spine is included as an additional cow was the main ingredient.

There is no official record of the origin of this food. According to the story, reportedly in the region of Central Sulawesi, there was generous veal chop and split-distribute them to local people. The Javanese are the first to come gets the beef is tender and then made meatballs. People who came next Makassar partake offal (entrails), and then cooked Coto Makassar. While the Kaili (tribal Donggala) who came later only get bones of the foot. Therefore, do not want to disappoint his family waiting at home, then the bones with a little meat still attached were brought home as a cure disappointed. The bones are then they cook and are kaledo.

Typical food Hammer is the main menu food stalls in Central Sulawesi. There are some special food stalls serving food, as food stalls located in Jalan Diponegoro segment, Palu: in Incense Beautiful: in front of the entrance Tumbelaka Coast Tourism (3 km from the city of Palu), and in front of the mosque Baabus Salaam, Loliege , Jl. Kingdom Palu - Donggala (3 km from the city of Palu). Besides in Palu and Donggala, food can also be enjoyed at the food stalls in Poso. To menjangaku these stalls, tourists can ride public transportation such as buses, taxis and motorcycle taxis.

Sarong Donggala

Hi friends how are you??? know I will give the different knowledge for you. Not all the country have characteristic as like in this place. Central Sulawesi has Sarong. I think it is different and unique place if we come there. We can see the process of making Sarong in this place. This is unique right???

Sarong Donggala

Sarong Donggala is woven Donggala local specialty, called Buya Sabe. The sound of pounding balida who met with traditional loom pegs distinctive voice is the sound of Limboro Village, District Central Banawa, Donggala. Balida is a long ironwood atauebony the ballast in the folds of cloth weaving as the weaver insert threads.

Sarong Donggala Buya or Sarong Donggala Sabe, the raw material of silk is thread. Created by midlife women aged 50-60 years and girls aged 12-20 years.

The style is varies, among other things, fabric palekat garusu, Buya bomba, Buya sabe, sabe combination and bomba. Pattern Buya bomba most difficult, it can take up to two months work. Unlike the other patterns just weeks.

Weaving Buya Sabe be woven throughout the village Watusampu, Limboro, Salu Bomba, Tosale, Towale and Kolakola west Donggala City Central Sulawesi.

Banua Mbaso

Every province has traditional house as the characteristics of that place. Traditional house usually unique place and treasure of the area. Like this place ----->

Banua Mbaso

Banua Mbaso or commonly known as the King shall mean the Suo besaratau the king. Banua Mbaso is the traditional home of Central Sulawesi were inherited by the noble families of the tribal Kaili. A house of this type was first built by King Hammer Jodjokodi, in 1892. This house is an unofficial kediamamn for manganese or kings and their families, especially those living in coastal areas and cities. Houses of this kind can be found in some areas of Central Sulawesi. Banua Mbaso built by King Hammer is hundreds of years old, it is still well maintained.

Overall, the building Banua Mbaso divided into three rooms, namely:

* Lonta karawana (front room). This room serves to

   receive guests. Before there was a table and chairs in

   this room laid onysa (mat). This room also serves as a bed for guests staying.

* Lonta layout ugana (living room). This room is especially to receive guests who still have 

   family.

* Lonta rorana (back room). This room serves as a dining room. Sometimes the dining room 

  was also in order ugana lonta. And in the back corner of this room is exclusively for bedroom’s   girls to be easily monitored by parents.

For urang AVU (the kitchen), wells and latrines, made ​​additional buildings or other room in the back which is separated from the main building. To connect the main building with kitchen space is created for the covered bridge called hambate or in Buginese language called jongke. In this covered bridge, usually made ​​pekuntu, this is an open space for the windy-wind. Under the main building, usually used as a work space for woodworking or a place to rest during the day. While the attic of the house used to store heirlooms and others.

This building also have feature, Mbaso Banua building has a unique architectural and artistic. Uniquely, this house-shaped stage which is a blend of custom home architecture (Bugis) in South Sulawesi and South Kalimantan custom home. Building a house is supported by a wooden pole rectangular block of wood of high quality options, such as ironwood, parrots, or the like, so that the building can last for hundreds of years. The roof of triangular pyramid-shaped building is decorated with carvings called panapiri. Interestingly, at the end of the ridge of the front and back laid-called crown engraved with the Bangko-Bangko.

Mbaso Banua building looks more artistic, because almost all parts of the building is adorned with Arabic calligraphy and carved with motifs of flowers and leaves. Decorations are included on jelusi-jelusi doors or windows, building walls, attic, hall, fringe stream roof, papanini, and Bangko-Bangko. All the decorations symbolize fertility, dignity, hospitality and well-being for the residents.

Wera Waterfall

Happy New Year all... In the first day of 2013, I feel so happy and I also get new spirit... Now I am going to tell you about waterfall. This is so beautiful view and funny place... Let's check it out >>>  

Wera Waterfall 

Wera waterfall located at a height of 100 meter in the village Balumpewa Donggala, ± 1 Km from the highway axis Palu-Donggala. You will feel the coolness that is so delicious when you first hit the water in this waterfall. The water feels cold when you eliminate fatigue towards this location.

Aroma feels cool verdant trees and delights the eye. Not to mention that sometimes the birds chirp sounds add to the exotic waterfall in eastern Indonesia.

The appeal Waterfall Wera include bath / swim in the river Wera, climbing towards the top of the hill to the waterfall which is surrounded by beautiful scenery, Camping (Camping) in a flat area on the north and on the hilltop. Flora and fauna, especially of chicken Forest , as well as the lives of the surrounding community.

To achieve Waterfall Wera enough to exhaust as many sulfur and the location is quite steep with a slope of between 60% to of 90%. When walking the streets would look on the right side of trees and hills on the left side there is a steep river Wera.

The location was quite difficult in the contour of the ground is very slippery and rocky. So be careful.