located in South Sulawesi, Toraja regency which had its capital in Makale is the famous for it's variety of cultural traditions and always interesting to visit. not only has a beautiful panorama that combines the beauty of the mountains with the cool air, village atmosphere with a strecth of greening rice fields, Toraja also has a unique cultural heritage and maintained until now.
Toraja which also known as Tana Toraja the majority inhabited by toraja ethnic, the tribe who settled in the mountanious northern part of south Sulawesi. Toraja tribe still maintaining a distinctive lifestyle and still show the original Austronesian lifestyle.
Tana Toraja is one of the conservation of cultural proto-Malay Austronesian civilization that still maintained until now. almost all the aspect of life in Toraja is still traditional, such as customs, culture and art, houses, carving, weaving to culinary. this make the Indonesia government nominate Toraja to UNESCO to be the world heritage site since 2009.
some of the tourist attractions in Tana Toraja available include : "Kete Kesu" a traditional village with tongkonan houses. "Lemo" is often called as the ghost home, the cemetary in Lemo is a blend of art, death and ritul. "Londa" is the steep rocks besides Toraja typical tombs. "Batu Tumonga" is the place where we can find a megalith menhir.
Tana Toraja, exotica natural and cultural heritage
