Thursday, July 5, 2012

Borobudur, Sign In Guinness World Records






Guinness World Records in London, England, is officially listed as an archaeological site of Borobudur Buddhist temple in the world.

"Borobudur was officially recognized with a number of claims 396-198 in the Guinness World Records in London, England, as the archaeological sites of the largest Buddhist temple in the world," said Director of Tourism Park Temple (TWC) Borobudur Prambanan Ratu Boko (Limited), Purnomo Siswoprasetjo, in Jakarta, Wednesday, July 4, 2012.



 
The recording was done on June 27, 2012 and has managed to get a claim number of Borobudur temple which became UNESCO world heritage list number 592 (1991) as an archaeological site in the world's largest Buddhist temple.

Purnomo said the official certificate from Guinness World Records when it was sent from headquarters in London to the headquarters of PT TWC Borobudur Prambanan Ratu Boko (Persero) in Yogyakarta.

"From now on the Borobudur Temple was an official Guinness World Records title holders," he said.

It hoped, with the inclusion in the list Guinness Borobudur, the temple was built between 750-842 BC that will gain prominence in the world.

Purnomo said the agency registration process to take about three months, including verification by Guinness.

Current level of tourist visits to Borobudur temple continues to increase. Throughout 2011, the number of tourists to the temple's spacious 60 000 m3 to 250 thousand people, an increase of 15 percent compared to 2010.

So that the various measures and methods continue to be a small group arkelog are still working around the region with the focus of research in the east. (ar)

Sources: TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - http://id.berita.yahoo.com/


Saturday, June 23, 2012

the amazing of sea Raja Ampat


The archipelago is located in northwestern New Guinea bird's head, with about 1500 small islands and atoll and 4 of the main islands, namely Misol, Salawati, Bantata and Waigeo. The area is approximately 4 million square acres of land and sea - including the vast gulf of Paradise - making it the largest marine park in Indonesia.


Biodiversity and marine life of Raja Ampat is the most rich and diverse from all areas of marine parks in the region of the world's coral triangle, Filipinos - Indonesia - Papua Nuigini. Coral triangle is at the heart of wealth the world's reefs are protected and defined by International nature conservation protection.





 “ Raja Ampat lies hidden in a remote corner of the sea, surrounded by the world’s most-complicated island geography. It’s a coral universe with enormous currents and tides bathing the reefs in an endless plankton stew. The combination of an infinite range of habitat and rich currents has produced an undersea wilderness dripping in biodiversity. A true Last Place on Earth “ – David Doubilet and Jen Hayes

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Virgin sands Pari Island


This beach is located on the island rays, an island located in the area of ​​a thousand islands Jakarta. Stingray Island is an area used for the study and preservation of biodiversity.

  Under the auspices of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences or LIPI. The island has a land area of ​​pari approximately 95 hectares with a population of 700 people locally. Pari island surrounded by 5 islands, namely Pulau Indah Bird, Kongsi Island, Rat Island and the central island, everything goes into the archipelago Lagoog very broad.


On the island there is a ray that lies on the coast north of the island rays. The beach is very beautiful and has a serpentine shape and extends to the character of white sand beaches and gentle, the beach is often referred to as virgin sand beaches.


Virgin sand beach has a beautiful mangrove forests, which make the scenery a wonderful and cool. This beach is convenient for the holidays with your loved ones. Calm and beautiful, concise picture of this beach, because this beach is not yet widely known by the public.


Wind rustling breeze, soft sand and low waves ripple will hold you to linger to enjoy the beauty of this beach.


Visitors can also make diving in the waters around the island stingrays, lots of beautiful coral reefs and many other life, such as brain corals, soft corals, labirinth corals, sea ferns, etc., even to the anemone fish habitat NEMO here if we can meet lucky! there are 4 Pari Island snorkeling spot.