Introducing Baucau
The atmospheric Old Town streets of Baucau, East Timor’s second city, zigzag downhill dominated by the ruins of the impressive mercado municipal (municipal market), built during the Portuguese era. The town market operates in the block next to the mercado municipal, with pyramid-shaped piles of potatoes, neat bunches of greens and mounds of maize forming a colourful patchwork on the pavement. Just below town, turn off the main road and follow the lush ravine 5km down to the beach at Osolata. Called Pantai Wataboo, it’s a series of white sand coves fringed by palms and hemmed by turquoise water.
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The characterless Kota Baru (New Town) sprang up during the Indonesian era and overlooks the Old Town. On the road linking the two, Timor Telecom (413 0017; 9am-5pm) has slow internet access (US$2 per hour) and offers currency exchange services.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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Re: Evil tour operators, Yogyakarta - Bromo - Bali
by merantau 30 June 2011
Well perantau it seems we did haunt the same venues all those years ago. I too slept on the verandah of the school in Baucau whilst waiting…
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Timor-L at end July/begin August
by rikitiki 25 June 2011
I am a solo traveller who gets in to Dili at the end of July for 10 days or so. I would like to make a trip to Jaco Island and Baucau…
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Re: sealed road Viqueque - Betano
by linkoying 22 June 2011
how about road condition from Baucau to Venilale ? Is it sealed or dirt road ?
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