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It's this year's internet travel sensation and it has become a surprise hit with tourists; this small Indonesian village has attracted hordes of visitors after making painting it full of rainbow colours.

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The Wonosari village in Semarang is in Central Java but has been making headlines all over the world. Now nicknamed the 'rainbow village', the houses all belong to low-income families who decided they wanted to give the gloomy walls a colourful makeover.

The government helped fund the transformation and it's given the local economy a big boost with plenty of visitors coming to take snaps for social media. There are plans to extend the social project to all the houses in the village.

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