The uniqueness of World Heritage Toraja Published on Cultural Festival

Tourists visiting to see the potential of cultural arts and natural beauty of North Toraja district, South Sulawesi province, can be cut to stay up to 50 percent. In addition the local government also held a Festival of Culture and Lovely December 2009, the peak of its implementation will take place next December 26 in Rantepao.

In fact, a special correspondent, who wanted to do reporting in Toraja, the committee and local governments, in cooperation with the airlines and tour players, provides free facilities and various other facilities. The way it was taken to restore the image of the Toraja tourism as one of the main tourist destination in Indonesia.

Secretary expressed the fact that North Toraja Regency Lewaran Rantelabi, Executive Director Prima Vijaya Indah Tours, Nico B Pasaka, and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Pariwisara RI, at a press conference on Tuesday (8 / 12) in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia, Jakarta.

Because the impact of economic crisis and riots in Poso, Toraja tourism had triumphed in the early era of the 1990s, became faded. And the autonomous regions have formed the North Toraja regency that was a year old, 26 November 2009, Toraja tourism industry is expected to shine again, a major tourist destination in Indonesia, said Lewaran Rantelabi.

Lewaran explained, Culture and Lovely Festival December 2009 starting point to attract tourists visit Archipelago and more foreign tourists to the Toraja. International tourism agenda is used as a means to maintain and improve the competitiveness of the sector and support the success pariwiwsata year program visit to Indonesia.

Nico B Pasaka optimistic, Toraja and tourists to eastern Indonesia generally, will increase, following the flight path will be opened to Europe by Garuda Indonesia. There were 218 European tour operators who sell the Toraja. For that, the government and tourism players have started to clean up again. Seven Enchantment again proclaimed, so that communities provide good service to tourists, he said.

Separately, the Director General of Marketing The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Sapta Nirwandar, say, the restoration of pascakerusuhan the security situation in Poso, Central Sulawesi, and start improving today's global economy, it is believed will encourage increased tourist traffic and foreign tourists Archipelago to Toraja.

Destinations Toraja have unique culture not found elsewhere in the world. Toraja has become a favorite tourist destination for European tourists. Through the Cultural Festival we want to raise again appeal Toraja so many tourists visit, he said.

Expert Staff Menbudpar, Titin Sukarya added, the uniqueness of Toraja is a unique and rich culture of the world. Therefore, Depbudpar has filed Toraja to Unesco to be recognized as world heritage. Tentantive list was obtained, living complete criteria set Unesco, he said. (Source www.kompas.com)

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