North
Sulawesi
Volcano Mountain influential to the ground fertility is the main capital
economic from a province. This area is agricultural land that is chockablock trees,
such as; coconut palm, clove and nutmeg. Manado, North Sulawesi capital is really
busy city. Unfolding to lowland, palm hill around the wide bay, encircled by fertile
tropical plant. Do a journey to beach, South Manado to Tasik Ria beach and to
Tanawanko, then leave the hinterland through Taratara to plateau town Tomohon.
It is famous as "Interest Town", Tomohon between the two volcanoes,
Lokon and Mahawu. Hilltop area have yield of fruits, vegetable, and the flower
line, which is wide such as, trumpet flower, Bougainville, lily, gladiola flower,
angelic and chrysene flower. The beautifully Inspirasi hill give town view with
mount as the background. Two-hour climb from Kaskasan, will reside in beautiful
top of the mountain. About 36 southwestern km is Manado city, the beauty of Tondano
Lake have waited. Having vehicle through the pathway in Tondano through a real
interesting rural and extent of clove garden. Around the lake there are a lot
of restaurant providing delicious burning fish. All plateau, like this area is
shown by many resident old cottages and interesting that you have to find. From
the simple cottages until interesting cottages that built from odd hardwood, you
will wish to spend some nights in cold climate. MANADO
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North Sulawesi Provincial Capital, Manado
is initial boundary to explore Minahasa area, which is powerful drawn. Full of
cheers and affection, Minahasa people live in natty wooden house framework, with
fence and Flower Park, give the impression that Manado like Europe. There are
a lot of hotels and restaurants, which must be tried with hot cookery taste goal
Minahasa. In this city there are many shops and markets with goods consumer and
agricultural produce, while every stripper building, in a flash seen like emerald
hill and blue sea. Marine Park Bunaken that famous in the world is near with offshore.
Manado outbacko, the journey through Minahasa plateau will give you are eagerness
to know about the places history of funeral, mount volcano, source of temperature
wellspring, Tondano Lake plateau and awful scenery in fertile mountain, coffee
plantation and coconut, orchid garden and rice field check stepped aside the hill.
From Manado you can visit Dua Saudara Preserve, which is birdhouse and other typical
animals in Sulawesi, like 'Tarsier'.
MINAHASA
Minahasa Region wide is about 1922,55 km2 with number of residents 441671 men
(based on resident census in 2000). The capital of Minahasa region is Tondano,
which located in plateau 700 m to sea level, encircled by magnificent hinterland
with cold mountainous climate. Minahasa people trust a legend that they are the
descendant of Toar and Lumimuut. The proof at the past time is Waruga, a gravestone
in Sawangan Airmadidi and Watu Pinabetengan in Tompaso. At XV century, before
Spain nation had arrived, a decision being taken by 7 tribe heads about division
of each tribe / clump in Watu Pinabetengan. Minahasa word means merger from various
tribes that taken away from word 'esa' or 'one', therefore its region named Minahasa.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC INSTRUMENTS
Minahasa people hardly love music. The
famous traditional music is Bambu and Kolintang. Orchestra bamboo applies castanets
that made from bamboo (exclusive bamboo), sometimes made of bronze (bamboo clarinet)
or tin (bamboo zinc). Kolintang come from Minahasa area. Kolintang is looks like
Xylophone (xylophone which made from wooden) and famous in all of countries.
Music Bia, quad scallop-shell is other castanets that less popular, but still
applied in some places in North Sulawesi.
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