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Tana Toraja attractions
Tana Toraja attractions
Most hotels will put pressure to hire a local guide for 150,000+ Rp a day. Although it can be expensive if you are on a budget, a guide can provide a lot of insight into the local practices and customs.
It is still possible to visit most of the famous sites and funerals on your own, although information can be hard to find from most hotel operators. Tora Tora Primitive Art Gallery has a very friendly English-speaking owner who provides free maps of the area. It is on the main street in Rantepao.
Pallawa ? Pallawa site is also a compound of houses and granaries. In total there are 11 houses and 15 granaries.
Bori Parinding ? The site of Bori Parinding is a combination of ceremonial grounds and burials. The ceremonial ground is an open space used for traditional ceremonies, including rituals for the dead and thanksgiving.
Kande Api ? The site of Kande Api consists of a compound of houses and granaries, ceremonial ground and burial places.
Nanggala ? Nanggala site is principally a compound of 2 houses (tongkonan) and 16 granaries (alang), arranged in rows and aligned east-west.
Buntu Pune ? Formerly, the sites of Buntu Pune and Rante Karassik belonged to one integrated settlement.
Rante Karassik ? The site of Rante Karassik is a ceremonial ground on a sloping hill.
Ke'te Kesu' ? Among the nominated sites, Ke'te' Kesu' is the most complete settlement. The site consists of a compound of houses and granaries, burial place, ceremonial ground, ricefields and water-buffalo pasture.
Pala' Toke' ? The site of Pala Toke is principally a burial place located on a towering limestone hill, from where a rice field extends to the north, east and west.
Londa ? Londa is a grave site where two methods of burial are customary.
Lemo ? Lemo is also a cliff burial site with galleries of ancestor statues.
Tumakke ? The site of Tumakke displays a distinctive traditional house built on a raised terrace.
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