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Back to Baucau: Culture Schlock In East Timor

Graham Simmons - gsimmons [5,355]

I was in search of the stuff of reminiscences - of nostalgia, and of memories regained. But my return to Baucau, second city of the newly independent East Timor, provoked mainly bewilderment - a...

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METINARO, EAST TIMOR. Stunted baobab-like trees rise above the banana plantations. METINARO, EAST TIMOR. A beach shelter overlooks the crystal-clear waters of the Savu Sea, at "Dollar Beach". MANATUTO, EAST TIMOR. Bougainvillea trees are just about the only things not detroyed by the Indonesians during their retreat in 1999. MANATUTO, EAST TIMOR. The famous Vermasse pottery is super-durable, made of clay mixed with sea sand. LALEIA, EAST TIMOR. This unique "Church-in-a-cave" marks the entrance to Laleia town. BAUCAU, EAST TIMOR. The old Mercado Municipal (town market) is in dire need of restoration. BAUCAU, EAST TIMOR. The Cathedral of St Antonio, consecrated in 1997, dominates the eastern end of town. BAUCAU, EAST TIMOR. Pottery adorns the foyer of the lavish Pousada de Baucau, formerly the notorious Hotel Flamboyan. BAUCAU, EAST TIMOR. Boats drift off Watabau Beach, down-hill from Baucau town.
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