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Balus Destination Guide
Explore Balus in Indonesia
Balus in the region of East Nusa Tenggara is a town in Indonesia - some 957 mi or ( 1539 km ) East of Jakarta , the country's capital city .
Current time in Balus is now 08:17 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Makassar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Praiyawang, Wolosoko, Waingapu, Makassar, and Ruteng. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Praiyawang . We encountered 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 Balus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Beautiful hiking trail near Ruteng, Flores, Indonesia
Beautiful hiking trail near Ruteng, Flores Indonesia. Visit small village where travellers entertain the local kids. ..
RUTENG
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How do you make Arak on Flores Island, Indonesia
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Arak is a highly alcoholic spirit, home-brewed traditional beverage in Indonesia. Think...stills, firewater, hootch, moonshine, red-eye, rot-gut and you've got it. Imported a ..
The Unusual Spider Web Rice Fields on Flores Island, Indonesia
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Are you ready for the most unique rice fields I've ever seen? Each event on the day's itinerary was a total surprise since very sketchy details were on it. I'd ask Ricardos, ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Ranakah
Poco Ranakah is a volcano located in the south-central part of the island of Flores, Indonesia. It's tallest lava dome, Poco Mandasawu is the tallest mountain of the island. A new lava dome, named Anak Ranakah (the child of Ranakah) was formed there in 1987. The volcano erupted again in 1991. In 2011, diffuse white plumes were seen rising from Anak Ranakah Dome, although no ash was detected.
Located at -8.63 120.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Poco Leok
Pocok Leok is a volcano in the western side of Flores island, Indonesia. The volcano was considered to be an irregular shaped of caldera, but evidence about caldera is problematical. No pyroclastic flow deposits associated with the caldera and its geological records are poorly known. However, Pocok Leok is listed in the active volcano list of Indonesia because of four fumarole activities in the area.
Located at -8.68 120.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Ruteng
Ruteng is a small town towards the western end of Flores Island, Indonesia. It is the capital of Manggarai Regency. The population is predominantly Roman Catholic, but still preserve the ancient Manggarai custom of caci, which is usually practiced at weddings, and serves as a tourist attraction.
Located at -8.61 120.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Liang Bua
The Liang Bua is a limestone cave on the Island of Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia was the site of the 2003 discovery of a potentially new species of Homo genus, Homo floresiensis, the remains of which are coded LB1, LB2, etc. , after the cave. So far it is the only location in which such remains have been identified.
Located at -8.53 120.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.