Flores Travel Guide
Flores is one of the most beautiful islands of the Indonesian archipelago. Lying close to the equator, Flores is a long, narrow and rugged island marked with dramatic volcanoes and beautiful mountain lakes and forests. Strategically located between the bigger islands of Java and Timor, it is just 360 kilometers long and varies from 12 to 70 kilometers wide. Flores is located east of Sumbawa and Komodo and west of Lomblen and the Alor archipelago. To the southeast is Timor. To the south, across the Sumba strait, is Sumba and to the north, beyond the Flores Sea, is Sulawesi.
Flores is a home of the unique culture, nature beauties and more. Divided by mountain chains and volcanoes, the island populated by ethnic groups with their own traditions and languages. Predominantly Catholic, the have retained several aspects of the Portuguise culture such as the Easter parade held annually at Larantuka on the eastern part of the island and the Royal Regalia of the former King of Sikka. The main attraction is the coloured lakes of Kelimutu, near Moni The lake are located in volcanoes that are no longer active (you hope). Bawaja is the best place to start from if you want to see something of the traditional villages.
Labuanboja is a good place to relax a bit, the beaches are pretty okay and accommodation is cheap.
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Sulawesi Travel Guide
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Indonesia
Indonesia, is a term that strikes deep into the heart of this dynamic and attractive Southeast Asian nation. Few places offer such cultural variety and geographical complexity as Indonesia, and no two journeys here are ever alike. Indonesia is composed of seventeen thousand islands that stretch over five thousand miles along the equator.
A rich history of kingdoms, conquests, colonialism, trade and natural disasters has bequeathed it with an exhilarating kaleidoscope of cultures and traditions, people, languages and religions, aspirations and problems, and the dramatic scenery of changing landscapes. Indonesia offers something for everyone. Sumatra has an untouched wilderness and
