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North Jakarta & Thousand Islands

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After hours stuck in traffic due to detours caused by recent heavy rainfall and flooding, we finally crossed from South to North Jakarta to arrive at Muara Angke Port.   Muara Angke sits between the West Canal and the Muara Angke River but it is far from being prime waterfront property.   The residents have named […] Read more »

Kampung Tugu

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Kampung Tugu is located in Semper Barat Village in Cilincing District, Jakarta, and is a community of Portugese descendants. In 1641 the VOC captured the port city on the Malay Peninsula from the hands of the Portuguese and the Dutch took the Portuguese to Indonesia as prisoners of war. The prisoners were placed in the […] Read more »