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Rabu, 22 Desember 2010

The Beauty of Kema Beach


Kema is a district in North Minahasa regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, the northern border city of Bitung, east of the Molucca Sea, south by combi District, Minahasa Regency and the west by District Kauditan. Kema Kema is the Capital District and City Fishing Port in the eastern parts of Minahasa, and supplying fish to the area of existing districts in the east coast of Minahasa as Kema, combi and East Lembean.
Geographic expanse of the Indonesian archipelago was amazing. Proverbial, treading Indonesia universe is like a heaven land set from the Divine. This is the impression when he was on the beach in the area of Parent Minahasa, North Sulawesi.

Place, people often call it the High coast Kema. Indeed, by the divine, designed around the rugged coastline of natural rock cliffs high. As a symbol of greatness and divine presence, the creator of this nature semesata.

Towering chocolate, and a few overgrown trees dry relay suggesting an exclusive panorama of the beach. Even so, this beach is still close by the green plants that occupy at some high cliffs. So the atmosphere of arid and hot on the beach not too thickened High Kema.

The exact location of the beach are in sub-Kombi, more expose beauty of the rising sun. But when searching for the beauty of the sunset view, beach Kema Height is not the place. Therefore, the High coast Kema into the sun out of hiding places tonight, as the High coast as a symbol of the morning for Parent Minahasa community.

On the left of the entrance complex of beaches, river estuaries can find enough character stream. Seem distant, the river meandering pattern scores like a snake. The flow of river water toward the coast like a symbol of unification of differences without any problems.

The atmosphere of the beach makes fun. Pristine nature is awake, lucid and charming. The High coast Kema give a sense of amusement, although the temperature is hot if the figure of the sun was directly overhead.Kema High Coast is still overgrown with leafy green trees.

In the 1960's High Kema beach more often dominated absolutely by the activities of local people for a means of subsistence. Some use it for fishing, farming, and even a comfortable haven,this beach comfortable and safe for occupancy.

However, after years of shifts in the era of the 1990s, the High coast Kema start ogled by many people to remove the boredom from the bustle of urban life. Breezy wind, waves, and the dish is still virgin beaches provide solutions relief all the problems the world is complex.

Its unique beaches, recently started the High coast visited by many domestic and foreign tourists. Kema High beach complex has a surrounding length of 700 to 800-meters and just deal directly with the sea waters of Maluku.

Senin, 20 Desember 2010

The History of Waruga

Waruga grave is located in the old Sawangan, Airmadidi District, North Minahasa, North Sulawesi. Waruga comes from two words, "Waru" means home and "Ruga" which means body. So the Minahasan people believe that this tomb is the place where the dead people returned to heaven

Now, numbers of waruga tomb which located in Sawangan graveyard, district of Airmadidi is 104 dotu, in other words clan. Unfortunately, from 104 dotu, only some of them that can still be tens of identified. The rest of it was very difficult to identifiy. Some dotu who can still be recognized are Wenas, Karamoy, Kalalo, Tangkudung, Rorimpandey, Mantiri, Kojongian and other.

From the form of the stone tomb, we can see the job or profession of the dead person who had burried in waruga tomb. If there are pictures of animals, it means the person who died is a hunter. For example, Dotu Tangkudung in waruga, he was a judge. We can see in the picture that he lead a disccusion.

Explore Tomohon - Manado


Tomohon consiststing 5 districts and 35 villages, surrounded by the Minahasa region geographically. This means, from the north, south, east and west, directly adjacent to the Minahasa. In general, the City Tomohon located on the main circulation path that connects between Manado as the capital city of North Sulawesi and other cities that are in the Minahasa region.

The development of civilization and the dynamics of development and social organization from year to year make Tomohon as one of the capital district in Minahasa.

There are few notes about the history of Tomohon that has been written. One of them is in the etnografis paper that was written by Priest N. Graafland who went to Tomohon on January 14th 1864 on the Queen Elisabeth ship. He wrote about his experience on a country named Tomohon which had been visited around 1850.

In this tour you will find many interesting things, such as :

Mount Lokon

Located in the west with a height of 1580 meters. This volcanoe is active outside normal with a panoramic mountain which has a beautiful crater. The best time to begin the journey to Kakaskasen, Tomohon is at 8 a.m. so that we can arrive at the crater where the air is still cool. Follow the flow of cold lava stretching curvaceous to the crater lake which is located at 600 meters top down, with the depth of the lake 60 meters. Sometimes this mountain eject dust from the crater up to the settlements around. One important thing is to contact the Postal Security in Mount Lokon before begin the journey

Mount Mahawu

Located opposite to the direction of Mount Lokon, which has a slope land with sufficient altitude of 1311 meters. It has a stunning scenery, with colored crater lake that change from green to yellow sulfur.

Traditional Wooden House

The making of traditional wooden house which is very popular in Indonesia and also in another country outside Indonesia is on Woloan village. The house that using knock-down system is designed to be dismantled so that, pairs can be under to re-built in the desired place.

Restaurants tinoor

Beside the delicious traditional food of Minahasa, here you enjoy the magnificent view of Manado city, and the bay Manado a decorated group of islands Manado Tua, Bunaken, Siladen, Mantehage.