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Puntu Destination Guide

Touring Puntu in Indonesia

Puntu in the region of East Nusa Tenggara is a city located in Indonesia - some 938 mi or ( 1509 km ) East of Jakarta , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Puntu

Time in Puntu is now 09:53 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Makassar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Watuapi, Watampone, Weetobula, Waingapu, and Waimangura. Being here already, consider visiting Watuapi . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Puntu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Flores Family

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

Dolfijnen in Lovina, Bali

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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 14 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 18 km away
Tags: Flores Island (Indonesia), Regency capitals of Indonesia

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.

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Located at -8.63 120.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Lava domes, Mountains of Indonesia, Volcanoes of the Lesser Sunda Islands

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 25 km away
Tags: Mountains of Indonesia, Volcanoes of the Lesser Sunda Islands