{"id":4015,"date":"2019-08-16T15:59:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T08:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/?p=4015"},"modified":"2019-08-16T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T09:01:07","slug":"kapsul-waktu-monument-in-merauke-regency-papua-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/kapsul-waktu-monument-in-merauke-regency-papua-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapsul Waktu Monument in Merauke Regency, Papua Province"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For those who want to spend a vacation in Merauke Regency, they indeed need to find information regarding the most recommended tourist sites in that region. As for the reference, there is the famous Kapsul Waktu Monument in Kelapa Lima Village. The location is right on the city square, so it is quite accessible for everyone. Well, aside from the easy accessibility, the monument becomes famous due to other reasons, though. For instance, it is related to the name, which means the monument of the time capsule. Not to mention the shape is quite unique and it has a worthy history to learn during the visit! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The\nNuance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After arriving at Kapsul Waktu Monument,\ntourists would see a dry and dusty landscape right away. Only several trees and\nplants grow in this area, so the nuance is considered plain and hot at noon.\nThis is why most people visit the location either in the morning or afternoon\nin order to avoid the heat of the sun. Well, the next noticeable thing is\nrelated to the shape of the monument itself, which looks like the Avenger\u2019s\nbase! The best way to witness the shape is indeed from above, though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exploring\nKapsul Waktu Monument<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourists indeed have a different reason\nfor visiting Kapsul Waktu Monument. The most common purpose is indeed to learn\nthe history and information regarding the monument itself. In order to get the\ninformation, in this case, tourists must talk to either the keepers or local\nguides. It is said the monument was built the local government in 2015. The\npurpose was to store the dreams of national kids, actually. The plan is that the\ngovernment would open these dreams in 2085! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next thing that tourists usually\nenjoy in Kapsul Waktu Monument is related to the architecture. Everyone would\nbe astonished by the architecture, for sure. As mentioned before, the design is\nquite similar to that of Avenger\u2019s base. For the information, the designer was\nYori Antar. The architect also included Papua culture to the design, so it\nlooks both modern and traditional at once! For visitors or tourists, therefore,\nthey are able to enjoy both appreciation and photography during the visit. The\ngood thing is that these activities can be done freely!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kapsul Waktu Monument is located near to\nthe airport. This explains why tourists can see this stunning building clearly\nfrom above when their plane is landing. After all, the monument looks the best\nfrom above! Later, after arriving on the site, they may see the vast dry area\nright away. According to the keepers, the monument resides on an area of about\n2.5 hectares and it has several features including \u201cAlun-Alun\u201d (square) and 5\naccesses. These gates represent 5 dominant tribes of Merauke Regency, actually,\nwhich are Muyu, Mappi, Malind, Auyu, and Mandobo Tribe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nearby\nAttractions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Patung Kristus Raja Alam\nSemesta<\/li><li>Pintu Air Transito<\/li><li>Onggaya Beach<\/li><li>Tugu Murdani <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How\nto Get There<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is considered easy to get to Kapsul\nWaktu Monument, actually. For those who come from Jakarta City, they must take\na reliable plane service and head to the first destination, which is Merauke\nRegency. Usually, a flight from Soekarno \u2013 Hatta International Airport at\nJakarta to Merauke would take around 6 hours and 45 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once tourists arrive at Mopah Airport in\nMerauke Regency, they can simply take RE Martadinata Street and head to the\nmonument directly. Have no worries. The distance is only 2.1 km. That means\nthis trip won\u2019t take more than 10 minutes. The location is in downtown, as\nwell. So, this monument is quite noticeable even for outsiders or tourists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where\nto Stay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Flora Hotel<\/li><li>PGT Inn<\/li><li>Swiss Belhotel<\/li><li>Marind Hotel<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those who want to spend a vacation in Merauke Regency, they indeed need to find information regarding the most recommended tourist sites in that region. As for the reference, there is the famous Kapsul Waktu Monument in Kelapa Lima Village. The location is right on the city square, so it is quite accessible for everyone. Well, aside from the easy accessibility, the monument becomes famous due to other reasons, though. For instance, it is related to the name, which means the monument of the time capsule. Not to mention&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[97],"tags":[1024,101],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4015"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4018,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015\/revisions\/4018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}