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Surfing: Sipora Island Beaches
The Mentawai Islands (Ments) are a group of islands covering an area of 6,033 km2 to the west of the island of Sumatra, facing the Indian Ocean. Mentawai is one of the districts in West Sumatra Province. The Mentawai Islands consist of four main islands: Siberut Island which is the largest island, Sipora Island which…
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Rimbo Panti Tourism Park
Rimbo Panti nature reserve dubbed the “green gem”, is a forest area in Bukit Barisan. The Sumatran cross path that connects the provinces of West Sumatra with North Sumatra passes through this nature reserve area. Rimbo Panti Nature Reserve is located in Panti District, East Pasaman Regency, about 30 km from the city of Lubuk…
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Paragliding: Gado – gado Hill
Previously, this aerospace sport was called mountain diving. This is because paragliding takes a hill or mountain as the location for the drop. In 1993, the name mountain diving was replaced with paragliding along with the establishment of the first paragliding parent organization in Indonesia called the Indonesian Paragliding Association.In 1996 paragliding finally officially became…
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Turtle Conservation Center in Pariaman – A visit to The Tourist Village of Apar (Part 1)
“Earth provides enough for every human need but not for human greed” (Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister of India) Human greed has damaged biological life, including in the sea and waters. Damage to mangrove forests due to the reduction of mangrove trees, destruction of coral reefs due to the use of fish bombs, and hunting of…
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Ampiang Dadiah: the curd of West Sumatra
West Sumatra is famous for its culinary rendang and others on a national and international scale. Wherever regions in Indonesia generally meet the name Padang restaurant. The restaurant serves a typical menu of West Sumatra which is famous for its delicacy.In West Sumatra, it turns out that they also have traditional curd. Dadiah (in Minangkabau…
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