Wae Rebo
Wae Rebo is a traditional village in an isolated hamlet in the village of Satar Lenda, Satarmese Subdistrict of West Manggarai Regency of East Nusa Tenggara Province. Located at an altitude of 1000 above sea level, surrounded by hills and beautiful forests, this village is often shrouded in fog when viewed from a distance. It's reasonable if called kampung above the clouds. To reach the Wae Rebo, must through the native forest. Lush forest along with its animal. When you enter the Woods, will be greeted with the chirping birds Pacycepal that seems to accompany your steps.
Wae Rebo custom homes is known as ' Mbaru Niang ' (a round conical houses). Mbaru niang consists of 5 levels. Each level has its own function. The first level is ' Lutur ' which means tent. This level is used as the living quarters of the community. The second level is the ' Lobo ' i.e. a functioning attic store foodstuffs and other goods – goods. The third level is ' lentar ' which is used to store the seeds – such as corn, rice, seeds and nuts – nuts, and others. The fourth level ' as ' Rae Lempa stock food reserves used during the failed harvest or prolonged drought. The fifth level is the ' Code ' Hekang used to store langkar, i.e. a sort of square-shaped woven from bamboo in order to save the offerings to be presented on ancestor.
Wae Rebo View
Towards Wae Rebo through Sampit. From Sampit, travel with a vehicle for 4 hours that weave so that passengers could not stop swaying. Came in a coastal village named Dintor. The road continued to incline to the Interior of the island is dykes fields and footpaths in Sebu before arriving at Denge. Of Denge step continues to stick through the small forest of Wae River, through the race. After you set up the work of the lung along the trail, from the Nao, Ponto Central looks Wae Rebo, a hamlet of the billowing smoke from the cone-cone freaks who gathered in an airy green. That's the rest of the drain almost extinct mbaru niang.
Wae Rebo is the land above the clouds where people live harmoniously with nature and gemanya blown throughout the regions. Community living pillars and harmonious in spite of the simple conditions. Wae Rebo is one of the places to safeguard and conserve one of the Earth's richness of this archipelago.