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Bentang Destination Guide

Explore Bentang in Indonesia

Bentang in the region of East Nusa Tenggara is a town in Indonesia - some 933 mi or ( 1501 km ) East of Jakarta , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Bentang

Current time in Bentang is now 12:49 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Watuapi, Weetobula, Waingapu, Waimangura, and Makassar. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Watuapi . 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 Bentang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Flores Family

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Dinner at the house of a typical family on the island of Flores, Indonesia ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.53 120.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Indonesia, Caves of Indonesia, Flores Island (Indonesia), Paleoanthropological sites, Paleontological sites of Asia, Prehistoric Indonesia

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.61 120.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Flores Island (Indonesia), Regency capitals of Indonesia