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Explore Purus in East Timor
Purus in the region of East Timor (general) is a town in East Timor - some 108 mi or ( 174 km ) East of Dili , the country's capital city .
Current time in Purus is now 06:26 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Dili " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Popnam, Mua Pitine, Fuiloro, Dili, and Kun. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Popnam . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Purus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Pitalari Plant Nursery in East Timor
Video of a community based plant nursery at Pitalari in the NW of East Timor. Sandalwood, shade trees and food crops, etc. are all produced at the nursery ..
Diving Timor Leste ... at the Jetty of Com
Ashley and I on a discovery trip to the very far east of East Timor ( Timor Leste). Diving at the jetty of Com in Timor Leste ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tutuala
Tutuala is a village, suco and subdistrict in the Lautém District of East Timor. Its population at the 2004 census was 3,707.
Located at -8.39 127.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Ile Kére Kére caves
The Ile Kére Kére caves are solutional cave in the Lautém District at the eastern tip of East Timor (Timor-Leste), close to the village of Tutuala. Its main cave is called Lena Hara. It has provided evidence that Timor has been occupied by humans for 30-35,000 years and thus is evidence of the colonisation of humans making the water crossing of Wallacea between the Pleistocene continents of Sunda and Sahul.
Located at -8.39 127.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Lospalos
Lospalos (sometimes mistakenly written Los Palos) is a city in East Timor, 248 kilometres to the east of Dili, the national capital. Lospalos has a population of 17,186 (2006) and is the capital of the district of Lautém and the subdistrict of Lospalos. The subdistrict has a population of 25,417 (2004). Internationally, the city is incorrectly called Los Palos, suggesting that its name is of Spanish origin.
Located at -8.52 127.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Fuiloro
Fuiloro is a village on the northeastern tip of East Timor, near the city of Lospalos.
Located at -8.51 126.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Jaco (East Timor)
Jaco (also sometimes written as Jako) is a small island in the Lesser Sunda Islands. It lies across from the easternmost point of the island of Timor, Kap Cutcha. Politically it is part of the subdistrict of Tutuala within Lautém district of East Timor. It is separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, suitable for passage by small vessels only. It is about 10 square kilometres in area and reaches about 100 metres in altitude. The island is uninhabited.
Located at -8.43 127.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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