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PKETE-KESU (
the traditional carving village )
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The
tribes of Makassar, Bugis and Mandar are famous as sailors. Their sail-boats,
since hundreds of years ago have sailed to the isalnd od Madagascar near
Africa, Australia and a number of small islands in the Pacific Ocean. They
are mighty sailors whether during war or peace, with their traditional
sailboats and their of determining the courses by observing the stars,
to predict the direction of the wind and the storm by observing the clouds,
acquainted with the sea current,depth and dangerous coral -reef areas by
smelling the aroma of the sea water.
Paotere is the harbour for the sailbots of the Sulawesi people
from all the corners of Indonesia.
There are many types of boats can been seen there. Among them
are small single sailboats, some
others with sails and machine such as the " Pinisi" and " Lambo",
and a number of other types. It
is fascinating to observe the scenery of big boat masts next
to a mosque and houses on the beach. The harbour labours loading and unloading
cargoes and many traditional boats coming and going
in the late afternoon at this harbour.
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