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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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West Sumatra
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Mentawai Islands Comprising of 4 large islands, namely Siberut, Sipora, North Pagai and Pagai. Original an unique culture is still found in this area, especially in rural areas where people still live naive. Siberut island located in the sanctuary, where live many rare animals that are not found in other parts of the world such as hoop Mentawai, gibbon and the pygmy endemic Mentawai primates. Waves is quite challenging for the sports Surfing.
Mentawai tribe, is a native of the Mentawai Islands. As Nias tribe and tribe Enggano, they are supporting culture Proto-Malays who settled in the Islands archipelago in the west. Residential areas of Mentawai, than in the Mentawai Island Pagai also in North and South Pagai. This tribe is known as peramu and when you first learned not plant farming. Tradition that is unique to the use of tattoos in sekujur body, associated with social status and role of users.
The legend known as Siti Nurbaya and legend Malin Kundang. Estuary on the hill, there is a grave Siti Nurbaya with a bridge that is also called Siti Nurbaya, while in Air Manis beach there is a stone Malin Kundang. This location is relatively crowded tourists visited in the afternoon and again until the evening.
Adityawarman Museum specializes in the history and culture of tribe of Minangkabau and Mentawai.
Several hours from the coast towards the Teluk Bayur (Bay Bayur) there is a beach resort and Caroline called Sikuai Tourism Resort. In the afternoon the beach sometimes skipped a dolphin increase the attractiveness of the tour.
The city is famous Masakan Padang, like curry, rendang, Karupuak Sanjai and Sate Padang. Padang restaurants are in all major cities in Indonesia.
