Bromo Tengger National Park and the Wonderful Sand Ocean

April 18, 2011 by Rianingrum · Leave a Comment
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Mount Bromo National Park

Bromo tengger Semeru National Park is the one and only Indonesian conservatory, in which having a unique sand-ocean for about 5.250 hectares, and lies on ± 2.100 meters sea level.

Bromo national park has been the conservatory of some seldom/protected flora and fauna. Wild animal in this conservatory are :

  • fox (Pardofelis marmorata),
  • deer (Cervus timorensis ) and (Muntiacus muntjak ),
  • long-tail monkey (Macaca fascicularis),
  • red forest-chicken (Gallus gallus),
  • panther (Panthera pardus ),
  • fox (Cuon alpinus ); and
  • some kinds of birds like (Accipiter virgatus ), rangkong (Buceros rhinoceros silvestris), elang ular bido (Spilornis cheela bido), srigunting hitam (Dicrurus macrocercus), elang bondol (Haliastur indus), and
  • belibis which live in Ranu Pani, Ranu Regulo, dan Ranu Kumbolo.

Some among the flora in this national park :

  • jamuju (Dacrycarpus imbricatus),
  • cemara gunung (Casuarina sp.),
  • eidelweis (Anaphalis javanica),
  • some kinds of orchids, and
  • rare kind of grass called Styphelia pungieus.

Mount Bromo Sand Ocean

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Exotic Architecture of Baiturrahman Mosque – Aceh

February 9, 2010 by Rianingrum · 2 Comments
Filed under: indonesia, mosque architecture 

Baiturrahman Mosque (Masjid Agung Baiturrahman) is one of the noble mosque that has been considered as an icon or symbol of the people of Aceh, Indonesia.

Baiturrahman Mosque is located in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh territory. This holly mosque was built in 1873 . Baiturrahman Mosque (Masjid Agung Baiturrahman) has ever got in fire during the Holland Colonization. The mosque then rebuilt in 1875.

Baiturrahman Mosque was designed in consists of five domes. The main dome is designed high, and the mosque interior is dominated with attractive curvings and decoration. A beautiful water pool is one of the main characteristic of this holly mosque. It is a lotus water pool with 20 meters distance, and built from the front of the mosque until the main gate.

In Tsunami disaster in 2004, a three meters flood of Tsunami had hit the mosque. Baiturrahman Mosque (Masjid Agung Baiturrahman) was one among some buildings that stood still, and had saved a lot of people’s lifes.

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Bali Bird Park Exotic Birds Conservation

December 23, 2009 by Rianingrum · 2 Comments
Filed under: exotic birds, indonesia, national parks 

Bali Bird Park is one among so many visitation and tourism object in Bali. Located in Batubulan, the district of Gianyar, Bali, Bali Bird Park offers the visitors with naturally exotic arrays, adventure, education, conservation, and fun in all matters.

Bali Bird Park lies within two hectares botanical landscape, and has become the sanctuary of almost 1000 birds from 250 different species from Indonesia and other exotic birds from Africa and South America.

Including Javanese Hawks & Serpent Eagles, endemic birds of Sumatra, Scarlet Macaw and Toucan of South Africa, Grey Parrot of Congo, and other different species from African Savannah.

In Bali Bird Park, visitors may get in touch with the birds at close range, by experiencing a hands-on communing free flight bird shows featuring majestic Eagles, Owls, Macaws, etc.

Bird nursery and observation station in Bali Bird Park is designed as an intensive captive breeding program , and has been dedicated to the conservation of rare and endangered species.
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