Please visit 3 beautiful places in north toraja. Guaranteed exciting

1. Kete Kesu

Known as a tourist village in North Toraja Regency. Kete Kesu the location of the approximately 4 kilometers southeast Rantepao. In Kete Kesu are ancient relics such as stone tomb believed to be aged hundreds of years. Keep walking toward the cliff and up the stairs. Here tourists will find a grave stone that resembles a canoe or boat that holds the remains of the skull and human bones. Almost all of the grave stones placed hanging on the cliff or cave. Sometimes the skull and bones were scattered beside the coffin.

kete kesu
kete kesu

Some indigenous tombs in Kete Kesu seen covered with iron bars to prevent the theft of the statue of customs bodies. Some of the bodies can be seen clearly from the outside along with the treasure buried in it. Traditional coffin in Kete Kesu not only shaped like a boat, but also there is a form of buffalo and pigs with carving or engraving neat. Coffin carved buffalo means the bodies of men, whereas pigs carved coffin symbolizing the woman's body.

Tired up and down stairs in Kete Kesu, a row of souvenir shops are already waiting for tourists to buy souvenirs typical Toraja. Foreign tourists who visit the Toraja traveler predominantly French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian and German. Especially in Toraja almost every time discovered ceremonies. December is the peak festival in Toraja, including in North Toraja Regency and Tana Toraja, which will be held "Lovely December" at the end of December. Usually tourists visit at home and abroad will come to Toraja overflow and hotels full of guests are expected.

2. Bori

The journey continues towards the Megalith Complex Kalimbuang Bori, District Sesean. By paying the entrance fee of Rp 10,000 per person, visitors will enter the archaeological site Parinding Bori region Rante the grave stone and grass court specifically used for funerals. The place is also filled with stone menhirs (standing stones). In Kalimbuang Bori, menhir erected to honor tribal leaders or the noble families of the deceased. That said, this menhir stones there are hundreds of years old. There are no exact data on the number of menhir stones here. Some call 102 pieces, which is composed of 54 menhirs small, 24 medium and 24 large-size stones.

standing stones
standing stones


3. Ranteallo



byre
byre
In Ranteallo, District Tallunglipu, tourists will find the traditional house of Toraja position face to face. What is unique, in the houses of citizens yanag is behind the customs house found the pigsty and buffalo. For the citizens of Toraja, pigs and buffaloes are offerings for the ceremony. Want to know how much weight and price? Pig in Ranteallo weighs over 200 kilograms worth USD 15 million. While buffalo spotted here costing about USD 500 million to USD 600 million. So can I say. May be useful. thanks.

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