East timor

Maubisse, East Timor

Welcome to an undiscovered gem of Southeast Asia, the nation of East Timor. Officially recognized as Timor-Leste, this tiny country occupies half of the island of Timor. East Timor has experienced great struggles in its efforts to break free from foreign dominion. First Portugal controlled the region until 1975, and then Indonesia controlled the entire island until 2002. Now East Timor has its independence! Today, the island nation has worked hard to present itself as a tourism center, but…

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My friends and I sat on chairs lined up on one side of the living room at an elder’s house in Maubisse, East Timor. “I call this drink sock juice. Because it tastes like sock juice,” a Peace Corp volunteer working in Maubisse, East Timor cautioned me and my friends. “Huh?” Before the corp worker could answer, Maubisse’s town elder shoved a cup into one of my friend’s hands, and the cup made its way down the line like a […]

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Few people experience East Timor travel - it's one of the world's least visited countries. Here you'll read about why you should go.

These sacred totem houses connect the Fatakulu people with the spirits of their ancestors.