tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47743996290754367632023-06-20T06:03:36.011-07:00Beauty Beach Of PangandaranBali in JavaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774399629075436763.post-35502608484016899852008-04-03T05:02:00.000-07:002008-04-03T05:58:36.019-07:00About PangandaranPangandaran is small town <br />and a subdistrict in southern<br />Ciamis regency, West Java, Indonesia.<br />It is located on the southern coast <br />of java.<br /><br />Pangandaran is popular tourist destination,<br />having a beach which is considered to be<br />one of the finest in java and which offers<br />excellent surfing.<br /><br />A kite flying festival is held on <br />the beach in July and August.<br />It is reported that the local used<br />to fly kites in the evenings to catch<br />bats, and may still do so.<br /><br />There is a local belief that wearing<br />any green garment in this area will anger<br />loro kidul, the javanese guardian spirit<br />or godness of the southern sea, and <br />will bring misfortune.<br /><br />The penanjung pangandaran is nearby on <br />a peninsula connected to the mainland<br />by a narrow neck of land.<br />About eighty percents of the nature <br />reserve is secondary rain forest.<br />The flora of the nature reserve includes<br />Rafflesia.<br /><br />A tsunami hit the area on 17 July 2006.<br />An undersea earthquake measured at 7.7 <br />on the richterscale trigerred a three<br />metre high tidal wave. <br />Extensive damage was caused and hundreds<br />of people were reported to he dead <br />or missing.<br /><br /><br /><br />Taken from <a href="en.wikipedia.org">wikipedia</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774399629075436763.post-83658855465144680982008-03-25T04:53:00.000-07:002008-03-25T07:22:24.214-07:00Location of PangandaranPangandaran is located in south<br />of Ciamis teritory, west java.<br /><br />It has some of beauty beach.<br />The sea is part of hindia ocean.<br />Indonesian people usualy mention of<br />the hindia ocean with <em>laut kidul</em><br />it means sea south.<br /><br />Pangandaran beach is so beautiful,<br />many people mention it's Bali in java.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0