Posted under Bali
This post was written by admin on January 24, 2010
MERAPI Most Active Volcanoes
Living in the shadows of active volcanoes is like sitting on a time bomb, especially when one of them is called Fire Mountain or Gunung Merapi in Indonesian language. Merapi is one of some 500 volcanoes in Indonesia, of which at least 129 are considered active. It lies in one of Indonesia’s most densely populated regions, and is only a few kilometres from the sultanate of Yogyakarta. Despite frequently giving out smoke, the mountain still attracts hikers and climbers. It takes 5 hours to climb up and 3 hours to return
Merapi is the youngest in a group of volcanoes in southern Java. It is situated at a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian Plate is sliding beneath the Eurasian Plate.
Typically, small eruptions occur every two to three years, and larger ones every 10-15 years or so. Notable eruptions, often causing many deaths, have occurred in 1006, 1786, 1822, 1872 (the most violent eruption in recent history), and 1930—when thirteen villages were destroyed and 1400 people killed by pyroclastic flows.
Posted under Yogyakarta
This post was written by admin on July 12, 2009
KASONGAN CERAMICS -Yogyakarta
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- Kasongan Ceramic
In the Ducth colonial time, in one the areas at the southern part of Yogyakarta there was a shocking and even threatening accurrence with the finding of a dead horse owned by a Ducth detective on a rice field of a villager . Being afraid of punishment the villager gave up his land ownership and did not acknowledge his land anymore. This was followed by other villagers. This given up land was then possessed by people of other village. Having no more fields to cultivate , the local people ended up with becoming ceramics craftmen to make toys and kitchen set until now. This was revealed in an intervey by Prof Gustami at all with local elders in 1980s.
It is tha area that we know it a Kasongan until present time. A village in kajen hamlet that is situated in low mountains with limestone soil. It takes 15-20 minutes drive from the city center. Kasongan village is the dwelling place of kundis , which means earthenware jugs and laters refers to people who make any earthenware jug like as kitchen tools and ornaments
Visiting Kasongan Village , the tourists will be welcomed warmly by local inhabitats . They may have a look the showrooms crowded with ceramics handicraft . If they are interested in seeing the ceramics making , Tourists can visit some ceramics galleries that produce special handicraft at site. The process are material kneading , shaping drying that takes 2-4 days and burning before being finished using wall paint or roff tile paints
Posted under Yogyakarta
This post was written by admin on April 5, 2009
