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Prambanan Temple, the Splendor of the World Heritage Site

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia. B uilt around the middle of the 9th century by the king of the Sanjaya dynasty , which Balitung Raja Maha Sambu . Such information is based on the contents of Syiwagrha inscription found around Prambanan and is now kept in the National Museum in Jakarta . Stone inscription dated 778 Saka ( 856 AD) , was written in the reign of Rakai Pikatan . Prambanan temple is located approximately 17 km to the east of Yogyakarta , precisely in the village of Prambanan Subdistrict Bokoharjo . The location is only about 100m from the highway Yogya - Solo . Most of the tourist area , located at an altitude of 154 m above sea level is included in Sleman  Regency . (DIY Province) while others included in the Klaten Regency (Central Java Province) The original plan of Prambanan rectangular, consisting of the outer courtyard and three courtyards , namely Jaba ( outer court ) ...

Sianok Canyon, Historic Beautiful Valley

Sianok Canyon or Valley is a beautiful valley, green and fertile. The basic flow of a creek meandering banks of searching amid the backdrop of Mount Merapi and the Barisan mountain. Sianok Canyon is a steep valley (ravine) located in the border town of Bukittinggi, with District IV Koto, Agam, West Sumatra.  The valley stretching and twisting as the southern border town of   ngarai Koto Gadang to Ngarai Sianok Enam Suku, and ended up Palupuh. Ngarai Sianok has beautiful scenery and become one of the main attractions of the province. This gap is about 100 m stretches along 15 km with a width of about 200 m and is part of the fault that separates the island of Sumatra in half lengthwise (Fault Semangko). This fault forming a steep wall, even perpendicular and form a green valley - the result of decreased movement of the earth's crust (sinklinal)- draines by Batang Sianok (mean stem of the river, in the Minangkabau language) that the water is clear. In the Dutch colonial era, ...

The Best Dive Spots in Indonesia

Indonesia is home to some of the best dive sites in the world. With sparkling waters, warm temperatures, varied marine life, divers from around the world have always come to visit every year. Here are described some of the best diving spots in Indonesia 1. Wakatobi. ,  S outheast Sulawesi   Wakatobi is one of 50 parks nasoinal in Indonesia, located in the district of Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi. This national park is set in 2020, with a total area of ​​1.39 million ha, involving marine biodiversity, scale and condition of coral; which occupies one of the highest priority for marine conservation in Indonesia. The water depth in this national park is varied, the deepest reaching 1,044 meters below sea level. In this garden there is a panoramic underwater natural beauty which has 25 pieces of coral reef. Coral reefs can be found around 112 species of 13 families located on 25 points along the 600 km coastline. The types of coral are: Acropora Formosa, Hyacinthus, Psammocora p...