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Peranglau Destination Guide

Explore Peranglau in Indonesia

Peranglau in the region of East Nusa Tenggara is a town in Indonesia - some 936 mi or ( 1507 km ) East of Jakarta , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Peranglau

Current time in Peranglau is now 02:23 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, Watuapi, Weetobula, Waingapu, and Makassar. 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 Peranglau ? 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

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 22 km away
Tags: 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 22 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 27 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Indonesia, Caves of Indonesia, Flores Island (Indonesia), Paleoanthropological sites, Paleontological sites of Asia, Prehistoric Indonesia