The uma mbatangu ("peaked house") dominate the landscape of Sumbanese villages. These living spaces are believed to accommodate both the living and the marapu spirits.

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Weekacura, or Waikacura, is one of the most unique and picturesque waterfalls on Sumba Island. It boasts a very unusual scenery, thanks to its many waterfalls of varyin sizes surrounded by rice paddies and verdant greenery.
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📍 Sumba Island, Indonesia. Here, every ikat motif has a unique meaning.

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📍 Ratenggaro Village, statues of the Marapu

Marapu is the ancestral religion of the Sumbanese. The word itself has multiple meanings: the occupants of the heaven, spirits of the Sumbanese ancestors, and all spirits in the universe.

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📍 Walakiri Beach Mangrove Forest Walakiri Beach is a famous mangrove forest beach in East Sumba, near Waingapu.

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Have you watched the sunset in Sumba?

It is the most romantic view ever. Quiet silhouettes of trees, the sun reflecting off rocky tide pools and everything in the nature going its course while the day is fading away.

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