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Buru Destination Guide

Discover Buru in Indonesia

Buru in the region of East Nusa Tenggara is a town located in Indonesia - some 935 mi or ( 1505 km ) East of Jakarta , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Buru

Local time in Buru is now 04:24 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Makassar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Praiyawang, Watuapi, Weetobula, Waingapu, and Makassar. When in this area, you might want to check out Praiyawang . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Buru ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Flores Family

5:44 min by David Udbjorg
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Dinner at the house of a typical family on the island of Flores, Indonesia ..

THE BALI DIARIES Ez alpha

4:36 min by Velvetoceanpix
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The Bali diaries is a serie of short bodyboard clips featuring local expat riders and pros during their trip in the beautiful island of the gods and Indonesia. This project will eventually turn into a ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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

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 29 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Indonesia, Caves of Indonesia, Flores Island (Indonesia), Paleoanthropological sites, Paleontological sites of Asia, Prehistoric Indonesia