wasandi - Palabuhanratu beach, or more popular as the Pelabuhan Ratu Beach, is a tourist place in the Indian Ocean on the south coast of West Java. Its location is situated about 60 km to the south of the city of Sukabumi.
This beach is known to have waves that are strong and therefore dangerous for swimmers beach. The topography of the combination of steep and sloping beaches, steep cliffs, pounding waves, and forest nature reserves.
Because this place has its own charm, President Soekarno founded the retreat in 1960 at the Official Tenjo. In addition, at the initiative of Sukarno also established Ocean Beach Hotel, one of the first luxury hotel built in Indonesia at the same time with the Hotel Indonesia, Bali Beach Hotel, and Convenience Stores "Sarina", all of which use funds from Japan's war reparation .
Recreational Facilities
The Dutch on the coast of Pelabuhan Ratu (then "Wijnkoopsbaai") in the 1920's
In addition to large hotels and luxury Ocean Beach Hotel, in this area there are also a number of hotels and small inns, Pondok Dewata resort is one of the best-selling luxury villas are quite visited by tourists. Not far from the beach Palabuhanratu how there are several other tourist sites. Karanghawu Beach, located about 20 km from downtown Palabuhanratu, is a beach that juts into the sea reefs and holes in some parts of it. Reefs form more like the furnace, in Sundanese called "Hawu". Other beaches are located in this area include the Coast Cibareno, Cimaja, Cibangban, Break Water, Citepus, Kebon Kelapa, and Tenjo Official.
Approximately 17 km from the beach there Palabuhanratu hot springs in Cisolok, the water contains a high sulfur and useful for health.
Palabuhanratu around, there are at least nine points for surfing locations, namely in Batu Guram, Karang Sari, Ocean Beach, Cimaja, Karang Haji, Indicator, Sunset Beach, Waves Seven to Edge tiles. Each beach has a wave with its own characteristics.
Myth
South shore community in particular believe the ruling sea Palabuhanratu south of Queen of South. That said, he was a beautiful queen like an angel. In the South Sea - another name from the Indian Ocean - the southern island of Java, he enthroned in a kingdom of spirits, a large and beautiful.
In April are usually the people around Palabuhanratu held a ritual ceremony Fishermen's Day. Fishermen's Day is meant as a celebration of the sustenance that they get from the sea and to be kept away from disaster. Usually the ceremony is provided by offering a buffalo head that will be floated out to sea.
Preservation of fauna
Palabuhanratu Beach also known as a place to lay their eggs and breeding of endangered sea turtles, and therefore one of the protected animals in the world. Nevertheless turtles at Pantai Palabuhanratu still often rounded up to eat meat while his body and his skin was used as souvenirs and eggs were taken for public consumption.
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