Senin, 06 Juni 2011

National Park Lake Sentarum : Forest on the Water


A lake is the source of the Kapuas River water along the 1143 kilometer panhandle and floating in between the mountains towering as high as 750 meters. Should take it down the river as far as 700 kilometers from Pontianak and several cascade forces you to push the long boat which divides the Kapuas brownish water. Visiting Sentarum Lake National Park is proof of your adventures in Borneo that brings together the flora, fauna, and cultural tourism in the basket during the holidays.

The wide stretches in West Kalimantan and functions vital to life along the river that flows from it to make this national park is recognized as one of the Ramsar site, an international treaty that protects the world's most important water conservation area. Before 1999, this national park status has not been born. Even the birth process to go through a long process, until 2006, then the operationalization of this national park is really run. National Park Lake Sentarum become an international tourist destination where the beauty of color photographs of the adventurers travel the world.

Minggu, 05 Juni 2011

Lake Toba

Lake Toba has incredible natural tourism, spiritual tourism, history, architecture and culinary. The atmosphere is cool and refreshing, the spread of clear water, beautiful scenery and stunning with the green mountains is a small part of the description of the Lake Toba are amazing.

It is estimated that Lake Toba happens when a super volcano eruption (of Mount Toba) about 73000-75000 ago. Approximately 2800 cubic kilometers of volcanic material spewed out when the volcano erupted, and volcanic dust in the wind to spread to half the earth. Explosion occurred during 1 week and throw the dust up to 10 kilometers above sea level. According to estimates, super volcanic eruptions caused mass death and caused the extinction of some species of living things.
The eruption of Mount Toba affect world civilization. It is estimated, all-powerful explosion caused a change in the earth's weather and the start of an ice age.

 
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