The Beauty and exotic of Mentawai

Numerous foam bed or stored in the custom house uma Mentawai Butui, District of South Siberut, Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The existence of manufactured goods were very striking compared with other uma content, such as animal skulls and cooking equipment are all made citizens of the Mentawai.

"The bed was for the tourists. They also bought, as well as other items such as bags, "said Aman Jazali, sikerei inhabiting these custom homes. Sikerei is a ceremonial leader.

According Jazali, Almost Every week 'there is usually only foreign Tourists from America and Europe-WHO stay 1-2 nights in the uma. There are two attractions there: own experience of the exotic Mentawai tribal life and enjoy the crystal clear river stream Butui nan and surrounded by white sand and rocks in front of the uma.




Exoticism of Butui is still beautiful journey to achieve it, namely taking pompong-wooden boat with outboard engine, for about four hours from Muara Siberut, the capital district of South Siberut, toward the village of Madobag. From Madobag, about 1.5 hours walking through the forest to get to the uma. While Muara Siberut is within a motor boat ride for 10-12 hours from Padang, West Sumatra.

The presence of foreign tourists make Jazali earn a decent income for each group usually gave the money before leaving. It also makes few able to speak Indonesian, English, and arithmetic.

"When you stay, tour guides and foreign tourists are often taught me and my family," said an unschooled Jazali school. While her three children now learn in school forests managed by a monk because formal schools are far from Uma.

The presence of foreign visitors also made a number of places in the Mentawai overgrown with luxury resorts, especially in the coastal area that has good waves for surfing. In tourist resorts were enjoying the exotic Mentawai moneyed which consists of 213 islands as well as for surfing.

Waves in the Mentawai Islands surf-by various organizations-is a universal third best after Hawaii and Tahiti.


Surf Mentawai.. In Mentawai, surf Nyangnyang usually done on the Island, the Coral body of, Masilok, Botik, and Mainuk. The peak tourist visit there in July and August. When the height of waves in the Mentawai reaches 7 meters.

"The island is beautiful. I'll come back here again, "said Andrea, tourists from Italy, about the Mentawai visited for one week.

In addition to beautiful, Mentawai also important for conservation. Since 1981, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural (UNESCO) set of Siberut in the Mentawai Islands as one of biosphere reserves so that its existence must be protected and kept away from exploitative.

Siberut are the four endemic Mentawai primates, namely simakobu or pig tail monkeys (Simias concolor), Kloss's Gibbon or dwarf gibbon (Hylobates klosii), joja or Mentawai langur (Presbytis potenziani), and monkey Mentawai (Macaca pagensis).

To investigate the wealth of this Mentawai primates, Primate Center University of Gottingen, Germany, in cooperation with the Bogor Institute of Agriculture founded the Siberut Conservation Project.
Overlooked

However, the various advantages it has not been able to create a state as to look more seriously Mentawai. Public facilities like health and education in areas that are generally rich still dormant. Electricity and roads is very limited.




by : nopex wu jian hao