Sunday, July 10, 2016

"Exciting....!" Merapi Adventure, Yogyakarta




Cangkringan, Sleman, Yogyakrta, 4 November 2010, joint officers had given a warning for all citizens to evacuate from the eruption of Mount Merapi, the signs of the eruption has been read. Cangkringan distance of only 15 kilometers from the center of the eruption, the results of meetings and joint personnel BPPTK declare, that residents are still living in a radius of 20 kilometers from the center of the eruption should be evacuated. But the eruption occurred faster than expected deadline.

Friday, November 5, 2010, around 00:00 West Indonesia Time, a terrible rumble from the peak of Merapi. A few seconds later the earthquake due to the eruption shook the region around the volcano, including Cangkringan. Sirens sounded the alarm blared, Cangkringan residents rushed out of the house to escape. Lighting outages, residents hit by panic. Mount Merapi really raging anger, to vent the heat content of the crater. Cangkringan hot clouds spread reached about 30 minutes later. Three people were reported killed in the house that was completely destroyed, as bursts of hot clouds in the village Kranggan, residential setting. Thousands of people scrambled to escape to the evacuation site, Waguharjo Stadium and Gymnasium Uniersitas Islam Indonesia.

Yogya cry ....

However, even the most torrential tears will come to end. After the eruption of the atmosphere surrounding the Cangkringan back in silence, settlements have been partially buried rock outbursts, sand, and the hot dust. However, citizens who have settled in the homeland could not leave environment adaptation for survival. Cangkringan clean up after a fall down slammed hot clouds. In various ways the locals seek to exploit every inch of land that became the environment for the work to make a living.

One year after the eruption of Merapi on November 5, 2010, evolved the idea to build Merapi Adventure travel sites. Cangkringan position not far from the tourist sites Kaliurang, a destination that has become a staple part of tourism in Yogyakarta. Wide audience certainly would like to see direct the township that became the victim burst of hot clouds. Then came Merapi Adventure, is better with megendari jeep trip, crossing the rocky road to the goal, the Remaining Treasure Museum, Stone Alien, bunker Kaliaden, Opak River, and pilgrimage to the Tomb Mbah Marijan.

One jeep containing four or five rating, and one driver, short trip costs Rp. 350,000,00, midlle trip Rp. 450,000,00 and USD long trip. 500,000,00. Drivers will mengemudikam jeep at high speed down a big hole, uphill cobbled streets, as well as entering the puddles in the Peel River. One trip fun and memorable for all tourists to witness at once empathize with hot clouds target environment.

Currently there are about 600 jeep from Adventure Merapi 26 service units affiliated to a community with a major condition, a native of Cangkringan. On the feast of this bustling tourist sites dikujunjungi travelers who seemed delighted driving at high speeds sensation. Not too far from the tourist sites Merapi Adventure, traveling back to the city in a convoy of four-wheel vehicle length. As a result, traffic light near Pharmacies Kentungan deadlocked over one kilometer to the north.

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