Executive summary by Darmansjah
WELCOME and enjoy a myriad of natural and cultural charm Toraja. If you can talk, perhaps things that are spoken Rantepao, a small town in the district of North Toraja, South Sulawesi, to anyone who is visiting for the first time. Rantepao has long been known as the gateway Toraja region.
Beautiful and the air is cool, so Rantepao known. Always surrounded by rolling hills covered in mist peak, Rantepao is unique, which is always rain even in the dry season. The city passed Sa'dan River, a river that is the source of livelihood and farmsin the surrounding region.
You definitely will not get bored spending time here. In Rantepao, every need of tourists both local and foreign full range available. Hotels, travel agents, homestay, until the money changers can be found here. Rantepao walk inas if to make youwarm up before headingToraja because heremost of the buildings constructed by adopting the form of Toraja traditional house, which Tongkohan.
Rantepao is in a strategic location and close to several famous tourist destinations in Toraja. Ranteapo only about 4 kilometers from the village one ofthe most famous tourist destinations in Toraja, namely Kete Kesu. You can also visit Londa(the tomb of an ancient limestone cave) is seven kilometers away.
Other attractions that can be visited from Rantepao is Lama (old burial area forthe ancestors maysarakat Toraja), City Makale (Tana Toraja), andRantepao Kambira (there are 300-year-old Tarra tree and graveyard for dozens of infants aged 7 months) . There are alsonatural bathing Tilangga object which is only about 12 kilometers south of Rantepao.
During in Rantepao, try walking to the traditional market. Boisterous mingle into the market lower. Ranteapo market is around the market that there is only once every six days. There are two types of markets in the city, the market needs basic goods and livestock market. For animal market, its implementation is only at certain times and certain selling animals, such as buffalo, pigs, and dogs.
Five charm Toraja
Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi widely known among other things for his burial customs. However, if only a burial ceremony in Toraja are attractive? It turns out there are a number of things and other interesting locations that can be found in the district, located about 350 kilometers north of Makassar this.
Londa
Londa is the steeprocks that are inthe typical tombTana Toraja. One is located on the heights of a hill with a cave inside. Here we can see the corpsecrates are set according to the family line. While the other side is left open meadow overlooking the green expanse. Londa is located approximately5 kilometers fromRanteapo.
Kete Kesuand Batutumonga
Ke'te Kesu village is a major tourist destinationin Tana Toraja. The interesting thing in this village is fromthe architecture, the barns and buildingsof the megalithicera around him. Behindthis village, about 100 meters there is a cliff with the gravecemetery site dependentand tau-tau (dolls of woodor bamboo) in agiven building fences.
Batutumonga, in this area, you cansee and findabout 56 stone menhirsin a loop with fourtrees in the middle. Most of this stonehas a height of about two or three meters. Interestingly, from this area youcan see andenjoy the beauty of Rantepao and surrounding valleys. Batutumonga located in the area Senseanwith altitude of 1,300 meters above sea level.
Pallawa
Tongkonan Pallawa is one tongkonan oryan very interestingcustom home that sits between thebamboo trees on a hilltop. Tongkonan is decorated with a number of buffalo horn that is attachedat the front of the custom house. Pallawa located about 12 kilometers towards north ofRantepao.
Lemo
This place is often referred to as the home of the spirits. Lemo cemetery can be seen from the air stored in the body's open, amid the steep rocks. That said, thiscemetery is a blend of death, art, and ritual. At certain times, bodies will be replaced through the clothing ceremony MaNene
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