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South Sumatra

Market Day, Bukittinggi, Sumatra

Formal Indonesian wedding photo

tortor dance

Lake Toba, Sumatra. Not only a beautiful place, but great to swim in due the volcanically warmed waters.

Stories about matriarchial societies in China & Indonesia from women travel leader, Adventurewomen, offering women-only tours & cultural travel since 1982.

Tangsi Ampek Waterfall, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Wainyapu Village is a traditional village on the west Sumba Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. Their traditional house called Uma Bokulu

Why visiting Sumatra. Start with a jungle adventure at Bukit Lawang in one of the most biodiverse rainforest of the world home the Sumatran Orangutans. Explore further more North Sumatra (Lake Toba, Berastagi, Tangkahan, Pulau Weh) and end your trip in West Sumatra (Padang, Bukkittinggi, Mentawai)

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Indonesia has raised the alert status of Sinabung volcano in the western part of the country to the highest level following a sharp increase in activity.

Today: Putin with his dogs, a snow leopard cub and the Mona Lisa made out of bread.

A Pangolin one of 128 anteaters confiscated by Customs Officers from a smuggler's boat off Sumatra Island heading to Malaysia. It has been released back in the wild at a conversation forest in Sibolangit, N. Sumatra.

A Bahal Buddhist temple, an archaeological site in Padang Lawas, North Sumatra

Here are 13 species at risk of extinction, including some that you probably didn’t even know existed.

There are only two islands in the world where you can orangutans. Here's all you need to know when planning your Bukit Lawang jungle trek.