Kapuas River - On the banks of the Kapuas
Kapuas River this murky 1000 km length achieve more and across almost all areas of West Kalimantan. Among City Sintang, Kapuas Hulu, Ketapang, Semuntai, Sekadau, Sanggau Kapuas and Pontianak. Not be denied the Kapuas River has an important role in the survival of communities in West Kalimantan. No matter that the Dayaks, Malays, Chinese, Sundanese, Javanese, Padang all realized Kapuas River this role.
In the history of this river used to be the most important point in the sale of illegal timber to the present, where the disposal of carcasses, the Chinese (Kapuas Bloody), as the performing arts and culture (festivals), transportation and tourism. Besides the Kapuas River is also still used as a place to wash clothes, remove dirt, gym swimming, rowing races and so on.
A fun place to this day is still in the Kapuas square in front of the Military Zone 121 Alambhanawanawai Office. In this plaza a lot of trading food, drinks and some toys for small children. Sat sipping tea and listening to the hawks are circling over the Kapuas itself was a thrill. With any luck we’ll see how a child aged 8-12 years with ease across the river kapuas! Small children are included reckless because they sometimes just a piece of wood as a buoy.
This scene was more complete if we follow the river Kapuas using traditional ship-ship Lancang Kuning typical Melayu kingdom-moored at the edge of the square pier. This simple ship was designed to carry tourists along the Kapuas River. Travel also provides facilities similar ships. In fact, we can enjoy lunch on the boat.
When dusk find a nice place. Although not able to watch the sunset as the beach, we shall be satisfied with the orange color of the sky, back and forth bandong (passenger boat on the river), river fishermen and the children are showered and once again if lucky to see a virgin who was washing clothes. Exotic!
For your first time to Pontianak on the suggestions do not use the aircraft for entry into the country ‘kuntilanak’ most exotic is through the mouth of a very wide river. There is a kind of energy into our bodies. The ship will move slowly, as if bewitched us to absorb the energy of this equator. This experience is not gonna be somewhere else.
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