Culinary Hunting at China Town Makassar

It feels like there's something missing if a vacation not furnished with culinary hunt. In Makassar China Town, you cold possibly found food same as other cities, but here you will find different flavored food.

Just like other big cities in Indonesia, Makassar also has China Town. This Pecinan situated across Port of Makassar in around the Ahmad Yani streets, precisely in the area Irian streets, Nusantara, Sulawesi, and inside Jampe. Not far from the tourist object of Fort Rotterdam and Losari Beach. Is no so difficult finding China Town, because the distance between the main gates with the downtown Makassar is only about 400 m.

If you visit this Pacinan, we will find old buildings with Chinese relic which is now used as the taxation academy building in Seputaran Lembeh road.

You can also see the temple Ibu Agung Bahari which recently burn to ashes and now has been rebuild. Not only that, you also have to feel the sensations shoppping at a traditional market at Pecinan. This market is so crowded towards the Chinese New Year and become the main destination for the peoples to buy their housekeeping needs.

Culinary is one of the main attraction for tourist who visits the Pacinan. In an areas more than 44 hectar, there's alot of food which is to die for. One of them is cakwe at Serui streets, dumpling at Bali streets and oriental chicken poridge at Sulawesi streets.

It's best for you to visit the traditional tour alongside with Chinese New Year of Cap Go Meh celebrations, because usually a carnival will be held into the annual event in the China Town of Makassar.

This Event List Toraja Lovely December 2013

Not feel we soon entered the end of 2013. In South Sulawesi, at that time a number of exciting events presented in Tana Toraja and North Toraja.

"Toraja Lovely December". A grand event will be full of art and cultural tourism attractions in the Toraja region. Including Christmas and New Year is framed by magnificent and vibrant. Later this year, the event is already included in the calendar of South Sulawesi province was also coupled with the Toraja International Festival 2013.

Inaugural event will begin with Moto Track Travel on November 30 to December 1. Then Toraja tourism blog writing contest on December 5 to 6. Do not miss the Carnival of Culture on December 28, 2013. Including funeral plans nobility of Toraja traditional ceremony.

The following list shows the Toraja Lovely December 2013:

• Track Moto Holidays (November 30-December 1)
• Toraja Tourism Blog Writing Contest (5-6 December)
• Jet Set Automation (December 14 to 15)
• Bamboo Music Festival and Drum Band (16-19 December)
• Toraja Art (December 16 to 21)
• Performances Music / Spiritual (24 December)
• Parade Music Festival (Kelong Toraja) (December 27)
• Travel Fox Hunting Contest (4-6 December)
• Games of the People (the District Competition)
• Art Exhibition Sandarupa
• Competition Decorative lights and Christmas Trees (1-31 December)
• Cross Country Bike Holidays (December 28)
• Toraja Night Festival (December 28)
• Mass Dance (December 28)
• Cultural Carnival (December 28)
• The highlight event Lovely December (December 28)
• Fireworks (December 28)

Lake Toba in Samosir Island, Indonesia

Lake Toba is a volcanic lake with a length of 100 kilometers and 30 kilometers wide, located in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This lake is the largest lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. In the middle of this lake there is a volcanic island called Samosir Island.

Lake Toba in Samosir Island, Indonesia

Lake Toba has long become an important tourist destination in North Sumatra, Bukit Lawang, Berastagi and Nias, attract domestic and foreign tourists.

It is estimated that Lake Toba explosion occurred at about 73000-75000 years ago and an eruption Supervolcano (super volcano) the most recent. Bill Rose and Craig Chesner from Michigan Technological University estimate that volcanic materials spewed out of the mountain as much as 2800 km³, with 800 km³ of rock Ignimbrite and 2,000 km³ of volcanic ash which is expected in the wind to the west for 2 weeks . Volcanic dust in the wind has spread to half the earth, from China to South Africa. Explosion occurred during 1 week and throw the dust up to 10 km above sea level.

This incident caused mass death and the extinction of some species also followed. According to some DNA evidence, this eruption also reduced the number of people to about 60 % of the total human population of the earth at that time, which is about 60 million people. The eruption also caused the ice age, although experts still debate it.

After the eruption, the caldera formed which is then filled with water and became what is now known as Lake Toba. Pressure upward by magma that has not come out cause the emergence of Samosir Island.

International multidisciplinary team of researchers, led by Dr. Michael Petraglia, revealed in a press conference in Oxford, the United States has found a new archaeological site that is quite spectacular by geologists in southern and northern India. On the site it was revealed how people survive, before and after volcanic eruptions (Supervolcano) Toba 74,000 years ago, and evidence of life under Mount Toba ash heap. Though the source of the eruption within 3,000 miles, from the distribution of ashes.

For seven years, experts from the University of oxford researching ecosystem project in India, to search for evidence of life and equipment life they left behind in a barren desert. Area with thousands of hectares of this was only the savanna (grasslands). While animal bones scattered. The team concluded, the large areas covered with dust turns of ancient volcanic eruptions.

The spread of volcanic dust was very spacious, is found almost all over the world. Derived from an ancient eruption Supervolcano, namely Mount Toba. Allegations leading to Mount Toba, because it found evidence of volcanic ash forms of the same molecule in 2100. Since the caldera crater is now a lake Toba in Indonesia, 3,000 miles, from the source of the eruption. Even that is quite surprising, it turns out the spread of dust to be recorded up to the North Pole . This is reminiscent of the experts, how powerful the Toba super volcano eruption at the time.