Senin, 17 Oktober 2011

Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat Beautiful Scenery

Raja Ampat is one of the resorts are highly coveted by travelers to visit. This place really has a tremendous appeal. If it can be compared, then the sights of the Raja Ampat is like heaven on earth:) Are you ever visited? If not, yes the same as mine: D. Little information for anyone who wanted to travel to Raja Ampat. Raja Ampat is one of the counties located in the province of West Papua. This district has 610 islands, of the total only 35 islands are inhabited by people. The rest, still empty largely uninhabited even have a name yet. Some of the larger islands are inhabited island Misool, Salawati, Batanta, Waigeo. Oh yes, the capital of Raja Ampat is Waisai.

As a county island, the main transportation is here using the sea route. Types of transport available is a fast boat with a capacity of 10, 15 and 30 people. Waisai can be reached by approximately 1, 5 to 2 hours at a cost of Rp. 2 million. But do not worry, these costs are borne by the seluaruh passengers, instead of your own:)

Raja Ampat is the most visited tourist destination because of its underwater beauty of the scenery. Most tourists who come to Raja Ampat has a goal to dive.

Raja Ampat exists in the center of coral triangle, that is the center of the richest natural tropical marine diversity in the world, today.
With 456 coral species (this number is more half of the total global coral species) and around 828 coral fish species, and also dusted with the beautiful coral islands, make this area has a high value as the natural conservation and tourism interest.
Not to mention, many unique floras in the islands and the existence of many endemic animals (like, spotted couscous, the yellow-crested cockatoos, parakeets, frogs and snakes) have enriched conservational value of this area as an extremely interesting ecotourisme destination area.

Source : Gorajaampat.com

The archipelago is a series of four adjacent islands and is located in the western part of the Bird's Head (Vogelkoop) Guinea. Administratively, this group is under the Raja Ampat, West Papua Province. The islands are now a destination for divers who are interested in the beauty of underwater scenery. The four islands that became members named by the four largest islands, namely Pulau Waigeo, Misool Island, Salawati Island, and Island Batanta.
The origin and history

The origin of the name of Raja Ampat according to the local community myth came from a woman who found seven eggs. Four grains of which hatch into four princes who split up and each one becomes the king's ruling Waigeo, Salawati, Misool Misool East and West. Meanwhile, the other three eggs into a ghost, a woman, and a stone.

In the course of history, the Raja Ampat Islands have long been inhabited by fishing communities and apply the customary system of Maluku. In this system, the community is a member of a village community. Each village was led by a king. Since the founding of two Muslim sultanate in the Moluccas, Raja Ampat to be part of the Sultanate Tidore claims. After the defeat of the Dutch Empire Tidore, Raja Ampat Islands became part of the Dutch East Indies claims

apart from that all the Raja Ampat is a very beautiful island as "paradise in eastern Indonesia" here are some photographs the natural beauty of Raja Ampat:



Raja Ampat Beautiful Scenery

Raja Ampat Coral Reefs

Raja Ampat Beautiful Scenery

Raja Ampat Beautiful Scenery

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