These pages present travel information about Sumonder villages
Halaman ini menyajikan informasi travel mengenai kampung-kampung Sumonder
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Palm Sugar Industry in Rambunan village
Rambunan is for its palm sugar production. The palm sugar that the villagers produce is of very high quality. It can be considered as an organic farming produce. Farmers in Rambunan do not use chemicals both on the plants and the production process of palm sugar.
The village can be reach by one and a half hours ride from Manado, the capital city of the province North Sulawesi.
Watu Tumotoa, the calling stone of Minahasan people
Literally, watu tumotoa means "the calling stone." The name uses Tountemboan language, one of the local languages in Minahasa. Watu means stone while tumotoa can be translated as "is calling." This was the stone where villagers of Sonder gathered and performed mareindeng ritual around it.
English Program in Sonder's Elementary Schools
Schools in
Sonder sub-regency have started English program beginning from third or
fifth grade. The introduction of English is considered very strategic for
the development of Sonder as another center of tourists destination in
Minahasa regency.
Unfortunately, the implementation of this program faces a number of problems which have to be overcome by the schools, the government and the public at large.
Sonder's fish have the best taste in the world
"The
taste of Sonder's Mas and Mujair fish is the most delicious in
the world," claimed Ronald Rawung, one of the villagers who live in Tounelete. There are a number of
restaurants providing Minahasan cuisines in Sonder.
My favourite menu is mujair goreng/ bakar rica-rica (fried or grilled mujair with chilli sauce). I like to eat it with kangkung tumis (vegetable), and rice.
It seems that the Sonderese are not joking with their claim. The taste of fish is not only influenced by the food they eat but also by the water environment they live.