Harau Valley: Beautiful Valley and Climbing Lovers Paradise
Harau Valley, in Western Sumatera, Indonesia decorated with rock waterfall and rice field that looks fresh. Was no less exotic to Yosemite National Park.
Harau valley has a tropical climate, fertile soil, and the awesome beauty of natural scenery. Fence steep reddish cliffs towering, the limiting of the valley.
To go in the Harau Valley Payakumbuh, Fifty Koto district, West Sumatra, you can travel by car with a long journey about 1 hour. If you have entered Harau Valley region, the cool mountains air and breathtaking views will greet your arrival. Combined with padi fields, trees, waterfalls, houses with roofs minangkabau, and surrounded by rocks towering Harau make the atmosphere in the Valley looks unique and magnificent.
Harau Valley is a favorite of rock climbers. Even foreign tourists in the Harau Valley to label as Yosemite Indonesia. This is because the Harau Valley very similar to the Yosemite National Park in California, United States.
Not only that, here too there are nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries that exhibit various kinds of tropical rainforest plants and animals typical of rare Sumatran, such as long-tailed monkeys. All of these have special protection from the local government to wake up its sustainability.
Harau believed to come from the word 'husky' which, according to a local term meaning a hoarse voice. Residents who live on the Bukit Jambu, used to frequent floods and landslides. It creates so much noise and people screaming panic and cause hoarseness.
Population characterized by husky voice, making the area referred to as 'orau' which later turned into 'Arau'. Currently mention more often known by the name 'Harau'.
If you want more time to enjoy the beauty of the Valley Harau cliff, would be staying around here. Because in this region there are also many lodging-inn run by local residents. With the cool air, the water is fresh and beautiful landscape, guaranteed you will not want to go home quickly.
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