Rantepao Travel Blogs
Browse travel blogs from Rantepao below. Rantepao travel blogs, travel journals, and travelogues are written by fellow travelers and provide an invaluable firsthand perspective in helping to plan your travels to Rantepao.
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#1 of 3 Rantepao travel blogs
Sep 08, 2009 – Sep 24, 2009
Lyon, France -› Paris, France -› …
The Torajans are obsessed with death. The most important thing in Torajan's life is to save enough money to pay their funeral,a chance to show their social status.TOMATE,the Torajan…
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#2 of 3 Rantepao travel blogs
Mar 28, 2008 – Sep 11, 2008
After a week of bliss on the Togian islands (still need to blog that one, got my SD cards mixed up so will add that part later): off to Toraja country, a cultural island in the middle of South Sulawesi where old traditions still thrive despite a veneer of portestantism and katholicism. It's re…
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#3 of 3 Rantepao travel blogs
Aug 28, 2008 – Aug 29, 2008
The Tana Toraja have been sacrificing animals as part of their funeral ceremony for over a thousand years. While it is certainly one of the most unique 'cultural' events I've ever witnessed, it also ranks as one of the most brutal. When a member of the Tana Toraja community passes away,…
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