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Pelak Destination Guide

Delve into Pelak in Indonesia

Pelak in the region of East Nusa Tenggara is located in Indonesia - some 954 mi or ( 1535 km ) East of Jakarta , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Pelak

Local time in Pelak is now 10:02 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Makassar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Praiyawang, Wolosoko, Waingapu, Makassar, and Ruteng. While being here, you might want to check out Praiyawang . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Pelak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

How do you make Arak on Flores Island, Indonesia

4:46 min by travelswithsheila
Views: 2552 Rating: 5.00

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

3:52 min by travelswithsheila
Views: 1137 Rating: 5.00

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, ..


video promo Flores Exotic Tours.mov

3:54 min by Leonardus Nyoman
Views: 350 Rating: 5.00

Flores Exotic Tours was established by a group of eight young Florinese in Ruteng and has gained years of experience in managing holidays in Flores and Bali since then. Combined with active participat ..

Being followed, Liang Bua

0:30 min by rosiiieb
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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.68 120.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Mountains of Indonesia, Volcanoes of the Lesser Sunda Islands

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.63 120.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Lava domes, Mountains of Indonesia, Volcanoes of the Lesser Sunda Islands

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 17 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 25 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Indonesia, Caves of Indonesia, Flores Island (Indonesia), Paleoanthropological sites, Paleontological sites of Asia, Prehistoric Indonesia