Lake Toba

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Lake Toba
indonesia
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L
ake Toba is a large natural lake occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. . Located in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of
Sumatra, at an altitude of about 900 metres and about 4 hours from Medan, Indonesia’s third largest city. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and
also the largest volcanic lake in the world. The lake is about 100 kilometres long, 30 kilometres wide, and 500 metres deep.

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View from a terrasse in Tuk Tuk on the island of Samosir

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B
atak Toba houses are found in groups of ten or less, constituting small villages. Because of frequent warfare among the other tribes in
the past, the houses are built close together, often side-by-side (though rarely connected). Since much of the area is wet year-round, the
Batak place their buildings on stilts to avoid flooding and dampness. A typical village consists of a row of houses flanking a corresponding
number of small rice granaries, one for each house. Between the two rows of buildings runs a street called an “alaman”, which used to serve
as a workyard and as a place for drying out rice in the hot sun.

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One of many colourful churches
on the island of Samosir
A protestant church in Ambarita
The Bataks are mainly Christians since the Dutch colonisation in the
mid-19th century.

Traditional ceremony performed at “The Stone Chairs” in Ambarita on the
island of Samosir. The village is known for its collection of Stone chairs,
set in a circle and representing a 200 – or 300 – year old court of law
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There’s music everywhere on Samosir. There is always a good reason to
get together to improvise and perform.
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Drying the crop in the sunshine in front of
the house
Woman weaving a traditional Batak blanket

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Kids in Ambarita and Pangururan
swimming, rowing and enjoying
themselves

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Farmer lady bringing a coconut home
Buffalo soldier
Schoolclass from Banda Aceh
visiting Samosir island

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