CISAH on a trip to the hinterlands; part 2 (CISAH Activities-9)

Part 1

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Part 2

In the previous part, you saw how we cross furrows and rivers. In fact, we cross the same river twice in its different parts. That is because down the road along the banks of the river in the tropical rain forest does not mean it continuously along a river bank. Sometimes we have to take a walk around or climb the hill and then down through the grooves of water both small and great, sometimes we have to cross to the other edge due to the edge that previously traversed can not be pursued further because of natural obstacles like swamps on the riverbank, or because of the steep cliffs. It all gives us the experience, and that is more important than experience is the knowledge of how the people who lived in the past through the forest to look for commodities that will be marketed to the outside world.

Our trip was actually aiming to achieve an area called the Lingga. Legends are popular in the people in the region said that the Lingga is an area inhabited by ancestors of the native people in Sumatra. The story by word of mouth said that there have ever seen the remnants of structures that can not be identified, and the people also told that the native people who live in the central part of Aceh often visited Lingga to commemorate their ancestors. Because of so lots narrative like that, so the CISAH should review the place known as the Lingga, which is in the middle of a tropical rain forest. And where we were staying as you saw in part 1, right on the edge of the river flow of Krueng Lingga whose waters spilled into the river Keureuto.

Our first morning there, we are continuing to explore the moist forest area to look for signs of human life in the past in that area. Our trip when it was covered about 20 km further along the river Kreung Lingga, around the plateau called the Lingga.

And here's the pictures on the trip, and in addition to pictures of the trip, we also had taken pictures of various objects that attract attention.

This trip took place on May 27, 2012

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The road in the tropical rain forest that must be passed.

Among the flora that we found at the top of a hill.

A quick break for coffee before continuing the trip

After coming down from the hill through a small water flow, finally, we got back to the river Krueng Lingga about 2 km from where we camped.

We found the river stones here are white, in contrast to the rocks at the mouth of the river Krueng Lingga which generally red blocks. In our opinion, the white stones were transported, later rather than red stone blocks, from the sedimentary rocks at a different place in the upstream of the river.

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Shortly afterwards we met the loggers.

We interviewed them about the legend of ancient settlements on the banks of Lingga.

They also said they had heard about the legend, but they never found any artifacts. The place where they've discovered an ancient tomb, in fact, situated on the banks of the river Kereuto and within a half-day trip from where we were.

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But after that, we still go on as we planned; along the banks of the river Krueng Lingga. And the road we traveled as seen in the picture below, it is the road where the last time we were in the sun. A few minutes later we were under the canopy of tropical rain forests, and along the way we could not find anything concerning life in ancient times due to dense bushes under the canopy.

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About two hours later, through cobblestone roads the woods, we arrive at a waterways called Alue Raya. Down stream of Alue Raya, we finally got back into the river Krueng linga in part about half a day would get to its upstream. But it will require that we stay there, while our stock is not sufficient for that. At that time, we were already past noon, and we decided to go back to camp through the flow of the river Krueng Lingga. And before returning home, we mark the last place where we can reach on the trip. In places it is also seen a tree had been uprooted and lying across the river from edge to edge.

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And the trip will continue!

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Thank you
All rewards of posts on this blog are going to The CISAH for the sustainability of the various activities of the organization.
Please visit introduction at link.

And:
1. Sumatra ancient city landscape
2. Sumatra ancient gravestones

Chairman of CISAH, Abel (Abdul Hamid)

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