Articles tagged ‘Borobudor’
Indonesia’s cultural sites need more attention
By Nick | July 11th, 2007 |
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Indonesia has some of the world’s most diverse and unique natural sites as well as some really interesting man made cultural sites. Protecting and promoting these has not been a priority so far. An article in the Jakarta Post talks about the problem.
Yogya tourism hit by earthquake in Indonesia
By Nick | May 30th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Yogyakarta is unofficially the center of Javanese culture. Two of the biggest temples close to Yogya are Buddhist, Borobudor, and Hindu Prambanan. I visited both in 1993 and back then it was mostly school groups, with scattered tourists, who visited.
Death toll rises to 3,700 in Java quake
By Nick | May 28th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The death toll now stands at 3,700 in the Java earthquake. Yogyakarta in Central Java, experienced a 6.3 quake early on Saturday morning. The epicenter was close to the famous Borobudor site.
Brahma Vihara Arama: Bali’s Buddhist monastery
By Nick | January 25th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Brahma Vihara Arama is located SW of Lovina, 3 km inland from the town of Dencarik. Built in 1970, Brahma Vihara Arama is popular with Buddhist visitors form all over Asia and is a unique place. The location on the northern slope of the mountains, affords wonderful view of the north coast.
