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nyarai waterfall

Nyarai Waterfall, also known as The Green Canyon among the locals

DATE : October 14, 2016

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Photo: @ianpiliang | Instagram   Location Gamaran Protected Forest, Lubuk Alung, Padang Pariaman District, West Sumatra. Coordinats: 0°41′1,2″LU 100°21′45,8″BT   Highlights The fresh clear water flows among the river stones from Bukit Barisan and falls 7-8 meters down trapped into an approximately 10m wide pool (Lubuk Nyarai) that was naturally formed among giant rocks on each […]

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Jembatan Akar and Your Mate

DATE : February 28, 2010

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Jembatan Akar is a root bridge crossing over the river. It is a natural phenomenon where the roots of two kubang trees (Ficus sp) are plaited each other. Kubang tree is a clump of trees that grows around riverside. Starting from the eagerness of unifying two villages separated by a river, a Muslim scholar namely […]

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Mentawai Paradise