Alas Purwo own name means first forest or the oldest forests in Java. The term Purwo in Javanese means kawitan or starters, so Alas Purwo means first forest or the oldest forests in Java. Alas Purwo dipandanga as the site of the first creation of the earth, the land of the beginning. For the people of Banyuwangi, the place is known to be very austere and sacred. Local residents believe there is a palace in the Alas Purwo genie into place for the whole genie in Java gathered. Local residents often saw apparitions of spirits. This is reinforced by local natural conditions in the form of virgin forest, many caves, and there are a number of sites which are often used as a venue for a variety of beliefs and religious rituals. It is inseparable from the legend that the Alas Purwo is the last place of the breakout of the Majapahit people urging the spread of Islam in his time.
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| Alas Purwo Park Indonesia |
Every year hundreds of thousands of Hindus from Bali and Banyuwangi visiting a temple located in the middle of the Alas Purwo. While every 1st Suro and during the full moon, many people who came to the Alas Purwo to meditate, or simply looking wangsit lelaku unseen. So many believe, Alas Purwo is the most haunted places in Java.
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| Alas Porwo Banyuwangi Indonesia |
Besides the wealth of flora, Alas Purwo also rich in fauna species mainland, both the class of mammals, aves and herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians). Found 50 species of mammals live in the Alas Purwo. Several species of mammals there are banteng (Bos javanicus), deer (Cervus timorensis), ajag (Cuon alpinus), wild boar (Sus scrofa), deer (Indian muntjac), leopard (Panthera pardus), monkey (Tracypithecus auratus ), long-tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) jelarang (Ratufa bicolor), rase (Vivericula indica), otters (Prionodon linsang), mongoose (Paradoxurus hermaprhoditus), mongoose (Herpestes javanicus), jungle cat (Felis bengalensis), and peacocks. In addition, there are various species of turtles dwell in this TNAP.
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