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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Alas Purwo National Park


Alas Purwo National Park is one representative of ecosystem types of lowland rainforest in Java.


Unique and endemic plants in this national park is kecik sapodilla (Manilkara kauki) and bamboo manggong (Gigantochloa manggong). Other plants are ketapan (Terminalia cattapa), nyamplung (Calophyllum inophyllum), bulging (Sterculia foetida), Keben (Barringtonia asiatica), and 13 species of bamboo.

Alas Purwo National Park is the habitat of several wild animals such as ebony leaf monkey (Trachypithecus auratus auratus), banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus), ajag (Cuon alpinus javanicus), peacock (Pavo muticus), jungle fowl (Gallus Gallus), deer (Cervus timorensis Russa), leopard (Panthera pardus weld), and cat (Prionailurus bengalensis javanensis). Rare and endangered species like the turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green turtle (Chelonia mydas) are often landed on the South coast of national parks in January to September.

In the period October-December in Segoro seedlings can be seen about 16 species of migratory birds from Australia including sacred cekakak (Halcyon chloris / Todirhampus sanctus), pup-pup sea bird (Merops philippinus), beach Sandpipers (Actitis hypoleucos), and Sandpipers bush (
Tringa glareola).

Plengkung located next to South Park Alas Purwo perselancar was known to the world stage as the G-Land. The term G-land can be defined, because the location of the water surfing sports are located in the Gulf Grajagan that resembles the letter G. Or location Plengkung was not far from the tropical rain forest carpet looks are always green (green-land). Plengkung including four of the world's best locations for surfing and can be equated with the location of surfing in Hawaii, Australia, and South Africa.

Scour the white sand beaches of Trianggulasi to Plengkung will find the sand shot. Sand is colored yellow, round and about 2.5 mm in diameter.

Communities around the park is full and thick with the color of culture "Blambangan". They strongly believe that the National Park Alas Purwo is the last stop where the people who dodge the onslaught of the Majapahit kingdom of Mataram, and believe that in the forest park is still stored Keris Sumelang Gandring Heritage.

Therefore, it is not strange if many people who do semedhi and held a religious ceremony in Goa and Goa Padepokan Palace. In the vicinity of the park entrance (Rowobendo) there is a historical relic in the form of "Great Temple" which became a Hindu ceremony that is Pagerwesi. The ceremony is held each term of 210 days.

This national park has a variety of objects and natural attractions and cultural tourism (sea, sand, sun, forest, wild animal, sport and culture) that is located not so far away from each other.

Some locations / attractions to be visited:

    
* Sadengan. Located 12 km (30 minutes) from the entrance Pasaranyar, is pengembalaan desert wildlife such as bison, deer, elk, deer, wild boar and birds.
    
* Trianggulasi. Located 13 km from the entrance Pasaranyar white sand beach with beach forest formations for marine tourism activities and camping.
    
* Beach Ngagelan. Located 7 km from Trianggulasi to see several species of sea turtles landed to lay their eggs on the beach and turtle breeding activity.
    
* Plengkung. Seeing perselancar world level professionals who are doing the tourist attractions and forest searches.
    * Bedul Segoro Child. Boating, swimming, water skiing on the lake and the observation of migratory birds from Australia.
    
* Goa. There are 40 units where it can be called natural and man-made cave, among others, Japanese Cave to see the relics of two cannon along a 6 meter, Palace Goa, Goa Padepokan and other cave to cave tourism and cultural tourism.


How to reach the location:
Banyuwangi-Pasaranyar 65 km, and Pasaranyar-Trianggulasi 12 km using a car. Trianggulasi-Plengkung, scour the beaches along the 10 km. Other locations such as Lake Segara Anak, Sadengan, Rowobendo can be reached on foot from Trianggulasi.


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