Pollution kills water plants and animals. Polluted water also carries diseases. Efforts are being made to clean dirty rivers.
Have you always wanted to travel back in time and get a taste of an ancient civilization? In Sumba, a mysterious and rugged island located in East Nusa Tenggara, southwest of Flores, you can get a glimpse of tribal villages built on hilltops and fortified by historic stone walls. If the Skull Island from the movie King Kong is real, Sumba could be a pretty good candidate to fill that title. In fact, headhunting rites are still going on and you can literally find “skull trees” in the villages where severed heads would be displayed. Here, rolling savannah and uncharted limestone hills layer the countryside, while hilltop villages with thatched tribal homes are guarded by megalithic tombs. This is also one of the prime destinations for surfers around the world. Getting there: Sleepy Waitabula, the most easterly large town in Sumba, is your western gateway to Sumba and houses the island’s largest and most modern airport, Tambolaka. On the other hand, the capital Waing...
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