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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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