Timor-Leste
View of Timor’s statue of Cristo Rei. A peace offering from Indonesia after a history of genocide and war.
View of the beach from Cristo Rei statue.
Sunset in the north shore in the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili.
Passing this family home, our driver Joaquin tells us a car accidentally rammed into the house and injured someone. We stop to see what the situation is. Jonathan attempts to treat the elderly woman bruised by the crash with his handy first aid kit.
Timorese graveyard.
Sunrise from Mt. Ramelau (2986m)
The shadow of Mt. Ramelau projecting into the distance at dawn.
The steep shortcut down Mt. Ramelau takes a toll on your knees. A passing view from the trail.
View from our hostel booked through Airbnb. Such a luxurious view for such a modest price (breakfast included).
Jonathan, sitting up front, barters with the microlet driver in a mixture of broken Portuguese, some Spanish, and English, to take us to Venilale Hot Springs. The other man is leaning out to attract passengers. Even though we hire them to drive us there, that does not preclude them from picking up other locals along the way.
Views of Timor-Leste’s landscape.
A girl off from school for the day chasing our microlet.
A local school en route from Baucau to the Venilale Hot Springs.
The microlet that drove us 3h30min to the Venilale Hot Springs is stationed in the middle of the narrow road.
Timorese children swimming in the Venilale “Hot” Spring, while their mother does laundry.
Japanese tunnels during WWII.
Remaining Portuguese building from colonial period.
Views of Timorese farmlands right below Baucau.
Baucau fishing village (with Jonathan).