A Superpower in the South of Waikabubak (Image courtesy of Terry Slattery)
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Give yourself at least a few days around western Sumba. Once you have learned some basic manners as a guest arriving in a village – hopefully armed with some Bahasa Indonesia – it’s possible to do without a guide. So, here are best reasons we love South of Waikabubak.
The traditional village culture of western Sumba is one of the most unblemished in Indonesia. Kampung of high-roofed houses are still clustered on their hilltops (a place of defence in times past), surrounding the large stone tombs of their important ancestors. Away from the towns, old women with filed teeth still go bare breasted, and men in the traditional turban and short sarong can be seen on horseback.
