MOUNT MERAPI (2968M)
 
 
Mount Merapi, Gunung Merapi in Indonesian language, is a conical volcano
located on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly
since 1548. Its name means Mountain of Fire. It is very close to the
city of Yogyakarta, and thousands of people live on the flanks of the
volcano, with villages as high as 1700 m above sea level.
Although smoke can be seen emerging from the mountain top at least 300
days a year, several eruptions have caused fatalities. Hot gas from
a large explosion killed 43 people in 1994, mostly in the town of Muntilan,
west of the volcano. Another large eruption occurred in 2006, shortly
before the Yogyakarta earthquake. In light of the hazards that Merapi
poses to populated areas, it has been designated as one of the Decade
Volcanoes.
BOROBUDUR TEMPLE (One of the seven wander)
 
 
The most famous of Indonesia's temples is this huge Buddhist pyramid.
This is a Buddhism's largest shrine in Indonesia, built in the 9th century.
Located North West of Yogyakarta, Borobudur Temple was completed in
the second half of the ninth century. Like the Hindu temple complexes
Prambanan and the Dieng plateau, Borobudur was unknown and neglected
for almost a thousand years, covered under thick layers of volcanic
ash. From a far Borobudur Temple looks like a huge but ordinary stone
construction. But from nearby we can see that it consists of hundreds
of wonderfully detailed statues and sculptures, representing Buddhist
teachings mixed with images of Javanese life of a thousand years ago.
PRAMBANAN TEMPLE
 
 
This is the most famous and also the most magnificent of Central Java's
temples or more precisely complex of temples. Situated about 15 kilometers
from Yogyakarta, the top of the main shrine is visible from a great
distance and rises high above the scattered ruins of the former temples.
Prambanan is the masterpiece of Hindu culture of the tenth century.
The slim building soaring up to 47 meters makes its beautiful architecture
incomparable. Seventeen kilometers east of Yogyakarta, King Balitung
Maha Sambu built the Prambanan temple in the middle of the ninth century.
Its parapets are adorned with bas-reliefs depicting the famous Ramayana
story. This magnificent Shivaite temple derives it name from the village
where it is located.
CRÈME CAVE
In the preliminary, Cerme cave was a meeting place, which was used
by Walisongo (9 Islamic missionaries) to spread Islam religion in Java.
Word of ‘Cerme’ is from word of ‘ceramah’ (speech),
conversation, which was done to discuss Masjid Besar establishment plan
in Demak, a town at North of Center Java.
It is located on Selopamioro village, Imogiri district, 20 km south
of Yogyakarta City. The total long of cave is more or less 1.5 kilometers
and it emerges at water resource at Panggang region. It is exactly located
on Ploso village, Giritirto, Gunungkidul Regency. The depth rate of
water current ranges 1 to 1.5 meters.
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