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After braving a few days among the masses in these areas, I headed northwest. The hair-raising, four-and-a-half-hour drive up and around two volcanoes showed me one reason why not many people make the trek this far from the airport.
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The lava and lahars flowed down its lower flanks and on to the coastal plain, creating the familiar fertile ridges and canyons that feed the local people and entrance visitors.
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Bali, Indonesia’s Island of the Gods, is celebrated for its ethereal beauty, rich Hindu culture, diverse cuisine and friendly people.
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Tulamben. Widely known as one of Bali’s most popular diving destinations, Tulamben was put on the diving map after the discovery of the USAT Liberty wreck lying just meters offshore.
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Twenty hours and several stopovers after leaving snowy Toronto, I finally arrived in Bali on a sultry tropical evening.
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Introduced in the 6th century, by Hindu traders from India, the religion spread rapidly across this huge archipelago of over 17,000 islands, peaking in the 14th century with the Majapahit Empire. The rise of Islam from the 14th century slowly but surely eclipsed the Hindu kingdoms, and Hinduism itself, and ultimately forced what was left of the Hindu elite to take refuge, consolidating in Bali around the end of the 15th century.
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It is now time to report back that your support has made a real difference. But the fight is not quite over yet...
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