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Spewing orangutans and eerie caves

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June 5th 2010
Woke up to the sound of monkeys bouncing on our roof 😊 Didn't mind too much though as we had to get up early anyway to go to the orangutan feeding platform (http://www.orangutans-sos.org/visit_sumatra/bohorok_orangutan_centre/). Walked down to dug out canoe at 8 and saw an orangutan waiting nearby. After we crossed he used the rope pulley system to get over the river 😊 It's only a sh ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Bukit Lawang

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more