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Berestagi to Bukittinggi (1)

Articles
From Medan, Sumatra's largest city, to the Orang Utan sanctuary in Bukit Lawang and on to Berestagi, the domain of the Karo Batak and their traditional wooden houses
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Dokan

Locations
Perhaps the nicest Karo Batak village in the area, with at least six fully operating Rumah Adats
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Barusjahe & Desa Serdang

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Two less accessable Karo villages near Berestagi, both pretty run-down in terms of architecture
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Gurusinga & Linggatula

Locations
Somewhat run-down Karo Batak villages south of Berestagi
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Lingga

Locations
The best-preserved of the Karo Batak villages near Berestagi
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Berestagi and the Karo villages

Locations
Centre for local tourism, with two climbable volcanos and several attractive, if run-down, Karo Batak villages sporting traditional houses
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Kolcho – the Karo

Locations
Beautifully located village with yet another tribe, well prepared to benefit from tourism.
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Ethnic Minorities

Articles
One of the main attractions in South Ethiopia, and especially South Omo Valley, are the tribal minorities, although authenticity is perhaps compromised.
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45. Kolcho – the Karo

Blog entries
One more village, why not? The Karo are one of the smallest tribes in this area, numbering perhaps 1000. They live in the village of Kolcho, which is attractively located on a hill overlooking, once again, the Omo River. But what else can I say? When we arrived, there were five other four-wheel drives parked [...]
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