Kota Ambon

Kota Ambon

Ambon city is also the capital of this vast archipelago province of Maluku. With its long history since the hey-day of the famed Spice Trade, it has developed itself to what it now is: a bustling hub and center of trade, education, culture and development. The city of Ambon was found around late 1500s and early 1600s after the Nossa Seinhora da Annunciada fort was erected by the Portuguese co (...)

Culture and tradition	Culture and tradition

Carving It was since years ago Maluku was familiar with the art of carving. This can be proven with numbers of wood carved or stone carved for the ancestor's worshiping. Generally, the carving patterns are in the form of human and the placement can be difference according to the purposes. The carving can be placed at the boat prow, at the house front ladder at the village gate or (...)

Flora and fauna	Flora and fauna

G.E Rumphius Born in 1627, in Wolfersheim, Germany, G. E. Rumphius was fascinated by botany at an early age. His military duty for the VOC (Dutch East India Company) brought him to Batavia (Jakarta) at the age of 25. One year later he arrived in Ambon, where he would settle for life. He conducted research in Hila village, lived next to fort Amsterdam, and composed, among other wo (...)

Gunung Gamalama	Gunung Gamalama

Gamalama Volcano is a volcano island which is nearly circular in shape with 5.8 km in radius and covered about 105 km² of the entire area. This volcano island is known as Ternate island. Ternate city which is located in the southeast coast of Ternate Island, is the capital city of North Maluku Regency. Half of the population of Ternate Island live in Ternate city, whereas the rest live in along th (...)

History of Maluku	History of Maluku

Formerly known as the Moluccas, these islands are the original Spice Islands, which in the 16th and 17th centuries lured the major seafaring nations of Europe to come to trade and to establish their power and influence in this part of the East. Chinese annals of the Tang dynasty from around the middle of the 7th century A.D make mention of a land named Mi-li-ku. The 14th century Javanese manuscrip (...)

Natural beauty	Natural beauty

Sea Park Since ancient times, Maluku has been renown for its spectacular sea gardens. No wonder the beauty of Maluku's underwater life has drawn so many domestic and international visitors! The seas fringing the Maluku Islands are exceedingly rich in biodiversity. Some of the dazzling fish and sea animals include parrot fish, butterfly fish, clown fish, trumpet fish, damsel (...)