The Hobbit of Flores
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
THE 45-minute journey from Kota Ruteng traveled on by Tempo early in August ended at the edge of a big cave. A narrow access led into the cave at the entrance of which stood a portal with signboard scrawled with words of greeting: Selamat Datang (Welcome).
This is Liang Bua which in the local language means a cold cave. Located at Dusun Bere, about 15 kilometers from Kota Ruteng, the Manggarai district capital on the westernmost part of Flores Isl
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