Flavian, Talibura Village, District Talibura, Sikka, waiting for her son who has not finished eating lunch pack while mingle with his wife.
Sunshine is not painful to the skin of the three because they sit under a shade tree while enjoying a panoramic sound waves and a tranquil beach scenery stunning backdrop of towering green island group.
"This place is convenient to recreation and since the 1990s, along with the incessant promotion, Maumere society increasingly recognize this place as a tourist," said Flavian who later excused himself to continue the journey to his village, about 15 kilometers (km) to the east.
The place where the Flavian off fatigue indeed save a long history, the Coast Wairterang with mangrove forest in the village of sweeteners Wairterang, District Waigete. It lies about 31 km east of Maumere.
To reach the location was not too difficult. You can rent a car of Maumere. Rates rent a car (plus driver) average Rp 50,000 per hour, or it could be a city or a motorcycle taxi transportation.
Not far from the beach Wairterang also has two waterfalls that is not less unique, and Tunaohok Wairhoret, as well as crystal clear springs. That's why it's no wonder if the Beach Wairterang become one of the favorite nautical tourism in Sikka.
However, this resort is impressed down, dim his charisma, especially around 2003, after the destruction of Cottage Township owned by residents of Sikka regency government. In the first place there are also restaurants.
The development of tourism in particular Sikka Maumere Bay, including Wairterang Beach, may seem slow despite vigorous campaigns have been conducted in the 1980s by the late Frans Seda, figures three times, including by opening the Hotel São Tourism and travel agents.
Praja Cottage, built around 1995, now in ruins. The location became unkempt, shrubs belukarnya higher.
"People had a tantrum because the cottages seem to be a kind of dirty place," said Chief Wodong Hamlet, Village Wairterang, Macarius Fly.
Residents generally want the beach back Wairterang functioned as a traditional market or markets that had always held weekly every Thursday. The market is expected to appear at the time of Independence.
People who come to the market to purchase or barter transactions were fishermen from the islands around that sell seafood as well as residents of mountainous areas, including the District Talibura, other villages in Waigete, and Geliting region. Society of the mountain usually sell their estates, such as coconut, banana, maize, and cassava.
Guesthouse Holland
Another important history, according to Yustina Karo (65), a resident of Hamlet Wodong, around the market once stood pesanggrahan Wairterang Netherlands. The officer heading the time that would deliver a letter from Maumere to Larantuka regular rest in the rest house.
Not far from the lips Wairterang Beach, about 31 meters, there are Japanese shipwrecks, some kind of controller ships with a length of 61 meters and 13 meters wide. The boat sank because it was bombed and is estimated to occur in World War II. The position of the hull is expected to face east.
The ship was until now a comfortable home for thousands of species of fish as well become a tourist submarine that unfortunately passed away by divers.
By the uniqueness in Cote Wairterang also given so much potential Maumere Bay, Department of Culture and Tourism has focused Sikka district, regional waters in eastern Sikka as a leading tourism districts.
"It is expected that the iconic Gulf tourism Sikka Maumere, also become another icon for tourism in Flores is already very well known over the years, such as West Manggarai with the Komodo National Park, Ngada with Riung Island Marine Park 17, Lake Flores in Ende, a spiritual pilgrimage in Semana Santa Larantuka, and whaling in Lamalera (Lembata), "said Luke Laga Lew, o Head of Infrastructure Development Office of Culture and Tourism of Sikka regency.
Maumere Bay Marine Park was promoted under the name Force considering Maumere Bay Island in an area of approximately 59,450 hectares, which includes the District Waigete, Kewapante, and Maumere, it is also surrounded by dozens of large and small islands.
According to Luke, Sikka regency plans to rebuild areas devastated Cottage Township, among other lodging places, restaurants, souvenir centers, storage facilities, tourists scuba gear, set up patrol boats, also for tourist boats to get around (glass bottom boat) to enjoy the beauty of the atmosphere and ocean bay park. Wairterang Beach was chosen as the main door of the Bay of Maumere.
"Projection, Maumere Bay will be developed similar to the Bunaken National Marine Park in North Sulewesi. In 2012 began to operate with a budget allocation from the budget. Financial allocations will be determined during budget discussions in 2012, "said Secretary of Culture and Tourism of Sikka Regency Maria Vianey Daga.
Maumere Bay marine park has quite extraordinary beauty in Indonesia. At least 1,200 species of fish live in water. Hopefully, future development is really capable of raising this area into a tourist attraction which targeted tourists.
From: (Samuel Oktora) KOMPAS.com
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