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MAUMERE AND SIKKA |
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| On the north coast of Flores, roughly equidistant between Ende and
Larantuka, MAUMERE was once the visitor centre and best diving resort in
Flores. However, since the terrible earthquake of December 1992, it's
been a beaten town, still disfigured by heaps of rubble and unrepaired
buildings. The majority of the dive sites have been obliterated and
those that remain have fairly stunted coral growth. Maumere is the
capital of Sikka district, which stretches all the way to the east coast.
It's especially renowned for its weaving , which characteristically has
maroon, white and blue geometric patterns, in horizontal rows on a black
or dark-blue background. The village of SIKKA , on the opposite coast
from Maumere nearly 30km south, is the most-visited weaving village in
the area, but the weaving is of poor quality; regular bemos run here
from Maumere's Ende terminal (Rp1000). |
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