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Paroto Destination Guide
Delve into Paroto in Indonesia
Paroto in the region of South Sulawesi is a city in Indonesia - some 916 mi or ( 1474 km ) East of Jakarta , the country's capital .
Current time in Paroto is now 11:27 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Makassar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Watansoppeng, Watampone, Makassar, Watangtimurung, and Taccipi. While being here, make sure to check out Watansoppeng . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Paroto ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
A Toraja Funeral Butcher Shop: Sulawesi, Indonesia
www.TravelsWithSheila.com When a Toraja person dies, the remains are embalmed for what could be months until the entire family can gather for a big celebration that lasts for days. Villagers and relat ..
Stone Graves of Toraja Land: Sulawesi, Indonesia
www.TravelsWithSheila.com There are different methods of Torajan burial. Inside a huge rock ("stone" burial), in cliffs or caves, hanging off cliffs and then new modern way. Concrete and always above ..
Londa's Entombed Effigies Toraja Sulawesi, Indonesia
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Becoming expert in Torajan furneral practices, we visited Londa's cliff burials. Hard to believe that people climb to the top of the cliff with the coffin and then lower it i ..
A Buginese Dinner in Sengkang, Sulawesi, Indonesia
www.TravelsWithSheila.com (Excuse the dark video. Candles would have given off more light in the dining area than electricity.) The Bugis peple are famed boat builders, legendary warriors, traders and ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Soppeng Regency
Soppeng Regency is a regency in South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Soppeng Regency has its seat of government (capital) in Watansoppeng. The capital of Soppeng Regency is located 180 km from Makassar
Located at -4.35 119.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Watansoppeng
Watansoppeng is a town in South Sulawesi province of Indonesia and it is the capital of Soppeng Regency. This town is also popular as Kota Kalong, which means megabat city. About 12,500 black Flying-foxes overhang on trees in city. Charley Boorman visited Watansoppeng in 2009 as part of By Any Means 2.
Located at -4.35 119.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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