A special local fruit, found only in Dieng(?), called Carica (Kareeka) in small scale production for oleh-oleh....snacks for souvenirs. (Considered a small papaya).
The Illustrious Vegetable Skyscrapers of Dieng December 4th 2011 After two hours of riding a scooter through vicious puddles of rain and sucking the exhaust of poison puffing buses, cargo carrying trucks and numerous other rumbling vehicles along Java's needle-thin but traffic packed roads, I was just waiting for the downpour to slow or stop. And so it did finally. I was free or so I thought.......... then a rattling sound preceded my rear tire jamming and ... read more
Asia » Indonesia » Wonosobo 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