balinese masks

Balinese masks

One of the classic souvenirs with which the Tusists who travel to Bali are made are the traditional masks with which the dancers cover their faces when interpreting their dances and theatrical performances so colorful and peculiar.

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The Monkey forest in Bali

Hidden in the jungles of the center of the island of Bali, Indonesia, is a centuries-old temple complex that is also an important ecological sanctuary, home to a colony of more than 500 long-tailed macaques. We are talking about Mandala Wisata Wenara Wana, also called "the forest of monkeys".

The snake skin industry in Indonesia

The small town of Kapetakan, in the west of the Indonesian province of Java, is one of the most important centers for the production of shoes, belts, purses, bags and other objects made from snakeskin. Here the snakes, hated in the rest of the planet, are a valuable raw material: from it the skin is used, but also the meat and bones to make traditional remedies to cure skin diseases, asthma or impotence.