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a journey through Maluku
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Maluku, or the Moluccan Islands, consists of hundreds of pretty and tiny islands,
sprawling from Halmahera Island in the north to Wetar Island in the south. It is the
home of the spices that attracted traders from India, China and Arabia in the past,
and later European adventurers to search for cloves and nutmeg which grew nowhere else
in the world and that were once as precious as gold. These so-called gold on trees commodities
that lured Europeans to sail across the ocean to trade were a source of power and later
established colonialism in Indonesia for many centuries.
Today, the spice trade no longer exists and the island has returned to its old natural beauty.
Despite the intercommunal and religious conflict in recent years, the Malukans are well-known
as friendly people in Indonesia.
Find your accomodation in Indonesia by checking our hotel recommendations. You might get additional information on culture and attractions of Indonesia by trying on of the suggested books and guides. If you have special questions on a particular tour or trip, don't hesitate to contact one of the tour operators. We wish you a pleasant stay on our site, and maybe we once meet in Indonesia: the land of natural attractions and cultural diversity.
