Manggarai Regency

There is a saying Ulu gheta leja geju eko ghale bajo Bima, which means the head faces the sunrise (in the east) in East Flores and the tail towards the sunset (in the west) in Labuan Bajo, Manggarai, and west Flores. This metaphor symbolizes a dragon, lying with its head at the eastern end of Flores and its tail in West Manggarai, or Nusa Nipa, the name of Flores Island before the arrival of the Portuguese.
Manggarai, whose capital is Ruteng, was once ruled by the kings of Bima. The influences of Bima and Goa are evident in prevailing titles, such as Kraeng and in the manner of dress. The shape of the roofs with the buffalo horn symbol may be an element inherited from the Minangkabau. The cool town of Ruteng lies at the foot of a mountain.
It can be reached by air from Denpasar and Kupang or overland from the western part of the island via Labuanbajo or from the eastern part via Ende - Bajawa . In previous centuries, Reo was a part of considerable trading potentials. Beside the famed Komodo lizard, the area has many attractions to offer tourists, such as the caci dance, a wildlife reserve and archeological caves.

• The Landslide Disaster in Manggarai Regency
• Reo
• Saving Flores - The Home of the Hobbit
• Seraya Island
• Ruteng