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FLORES – THE CAPE OF FLOWERS ISLAND.
Flores
ist the largest island in the eastern of Nusa Tenggara chain,received
its present name in the year of 1512 from passing Portuguese explorers
who called it `` cabo das flores ``( cape of flowers
) and before this island called as `` the stone island `` Among others
ancient tradition states which ist survived called “ nitu “ or ancestral
spirits reside in trees , stones , rivers and mountain. These spirits
once were and perhaps still propitiated with offerings towards of
illness and ancourage bountifull harvests . The `` nitu `` employ
snakes to warn their descendants of impending danger and pythons were
once worshipped on Flores, giving the island its former name “ snake
island”. The most magnificent site to be visited ist the Kelimutu
– three colored lakes of Kelimutu volcano, traditional hand woven
textile at Maumere,Ende,Bajawa, Ruteng and also the traditional Megalithic
village of Bena and Ngada.
Joint us to admire the beauty of the Cape of Flowers Island.

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