Lorentz National Park

Lorentz National Park is representative of the complete ecosystem for biodiversity in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Lorentz National Park is the best travel destinations for you. This area is also one of the three regions of the world that have glaciers in the tropics. It stretches from snow-capped mountain peaks (5,030 m asl), to stretch out to the coastal waters with mangrove forests and borders the Arafura Sea waters. In this stretch, there is a spectrum of ecological stunning alpine vegetation of the region, sub-alpine, montane, sub-montane, lowland, and wetlands.

In addition to having a very high biodiversity, there are also some specific and unique presence in the Puncak Jaya glaciers and rivers that disappeared several kilometers into the ground in the Valley Balliem.

A total of 34 vegetation types including swamp forest, river, sago forest, peat forests, coral sand beaches, rainforest land flat / slope, rain forest on the hill, Heath forests, mountain forests, grasslands, and lichens.

Plant species in this park include palm (Nypa fruticans), mangroves (Rhizophora apiculata), Pandanus julianettii, Colocasia esculenta, Avicennia marina, Podocarpus pilgeri, and Nauclea coadunata.

The types of animals that have been identified in the Lorentz National Park as many as 630 species of birds (± 70% of the bird in Papua) and 123 species of mammals. Bird species characteristic of this national park there are two types of cassowary, four megapodes, 31 species of doves / pigeons, 30 types of parrots, 13 species of birds of shrimp, 29 species of birds honey, and 20 endemic species such as long-tailed bird of paradise (Paradigalla caruneulata) and quail snow (Anurophasis monorthonyx).

Animals such as mammals recorded long snout pig spines (Zaglossus bruijnii), pig snout short spines (Tachyglossus aculeatus), 4 types of possum, wallaby, bobcat, and tree kangaroos.
Lorentz National Park designated as a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO and Natural Heritage of ASEAN by the ASEAN countries.

This national park has a high biodiversity and cultural diversity supported awesome. It is estimated that culture 30,000 years old and is the residence of tribal Nduga, Western Dani, Amungme, Sempan and Asmat. Chances are there are more people living in the remote wilderness that has not entered into a relationship with modern humans.

Asmat sculpture famous sculpture skills. According to belief, the tribe is identical to the forest or the trees. The trunk symbolizes the human body, its branches as arms, and the fruit as a human head. The tree is considered as the lives of their ancestors. Asmat community system that respects the tree, it applies also to the rivers, mountains and others.

Lorentz designated as a national park in 1997, so the facility / facilities for the convenience of visitors is still very limited, and not all objects and natural tourist attraction in this park have been identified and developed.

Season to visit: August s / d in December each year.

Papilio Beauty of Bantimurung

When was the last time you saw a butterfly with appreciable amounts of? If you answered my question with a frown which can mean "It seems so long ago ..", you must visit the best travel destinations the National Park Bantimurung !

Has long been known Bantimurung Bulusaraung for many butterfly (Papilio) which adorn the natural attractions are located in Maros, Pangkep, South Sulawesi. There, you will be greeted with a large butterfly sculptures seemed to welcome the guests who came. Not to mention a variety of souvenirs such as earrings, brooches, pendants, key chains, picture frames, and much more on the theme or shape of a butterfly.

The first place that a destination is Bantimurung. Bantimurung is a butterfly museum. The museum was small, but can document many types and varieties of butterflies. Not only derived from Bantimurung, but also from Timor, Seram Island, and various places that the habitat of the butterfly.

After the museum, then headed towards the butterfly breeding. Based on Mr. Rusman museum guard who is also a butterfly breeder, there are two ways to preserve the butterfly. With formalin (butterfly colors so faded, but this way relatively quickly done by people who do not care), and by providing 100% alcohol and dried for 2-3 days in the sun.

When you get there, if not too many flying butterflies dancing in front of you. According to Mr. Rusman butterflies are not extinct, but he only spawn in certain moments, so that its presence will be more frequently seen in January, May, and August. In my opinion anyway, the butterfly is not reduced simply because the human factor (the deadly butterfly solely for personal gain), but also natural factors like the decline in quality places to live butterflies.