Articles tagged ‘Sawu Sea’

Ende: Flores, East Nusa Tenggara

By Barrie | May 30th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

Ende, where founding president Sukarno was exiled by the Dutch, is known for its central role in propagating Christianity and Catholicism in the country’s eastern region, especially Nusa Tenggara. Its strategic position in the middle part of Flores Island, has made it a center for evangelization since the Portuguese occupation during the 15th Century and [...]

 

Conserving Culture: Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara

By Barrie | March 27th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

A picture not only tells a thousand words for the people of Lamalera, a village in Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara. It also serves as a tool to preserve their ancestral heritage and the environment from which they earn their living. In the eastern part of Indonesia, where the fruits of national development are rarely seen, [...]

 

Sawu Sea Haven: Lembata Island, East Nusa Tenggara

By Barrie | June 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

While cetaceans such as whales and dolphins are widely hunted in some parts of the world, they could soon find the deep Sawu Sea in East Nusa Tenggara province a safe haven.