The Legend of Telaga Warna

Long long ago, there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king named His Majesty Prabu.

Prabu was a kind and wise king. But it was a pity that Prabu and his queen hadn't got any children. The queen often cried. That was why Prabu went to the jungle. There he prayed to God every day, begging for a child.

A few months later, the queen got pregnant. Nine months later, a princess was born. Prabu and Queen loved their beautiful daughter so much. They gave whatever she wanted. It made Princess turn into a very spoiled girl.

One day, the princess celebrated her 17^th birthday party. Many people gathered in the palace. Then, Prabu took out a necklace which was made from gold and jewel.

"My beloved daughter, today I give you this necklace. Please, wear this necklace," said Prabu.

Telaga warna

"I don't want to wear it! It's ugly!" shouted the princess. Then she threw the necklace. The beautiful necklace was broken. The gold and jewels were spread out on the floor. Everybody couldn't say anything. They never thought that their beloved princess would do that cruel thing. In their silence, people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt sad and began crying, too. Then, everybody was crying. Then, there was a miracle. Earth was crying.

Suddenly, from the underground, a spring emerged. It made a pool of water. Soon, the place became a big lake. The lake finally sank the kingdom.

Nowadays, people called the lake ^"Telaga Warna". It means "Lake of Color". On a bright day, the lake is full of color. These colors come from shadows of forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But some people said that the colors are from the princess's necklace, which spreads at the bottom of the lake.

Macchu Picchu

Have you ever heard about Macchu Picchu?

Macchu Picchu, or Macchu Pikchu, or also called ‘Lost City of the Incas’ is an area which is become the heritage of Inca Kingdom. It is the ruins of the Inca Kingdom. It is 2350 m above the sea level and located in Urubamba in Peru, South America.

Built in the 1450’s, and left a hundred years later when Spain came and defeated them. This site was once forgot by the international, but not by the local people. Time by time, in 1911, this site was found and brought to the world by an archaeologist from Yale University, Hiram Bingham III. From that time, Macchu Picchu became an attraction of the tourist whether it is local or foreign tourists.

Macchu Picchu was built with old Inca style. Its main building are Inti Watana, The Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. According to the history, these buildings were dedicated to their sun God.

Inti Watana

Room of the Three Windows

Temple of the Sun

Macchu Picchu was accepted by UNESCO and became one of the world’s heritage in 1983. It is also became one of the new 7 wonders of the world and got almost 400.000 visitors in 2003.

A great and amazing structure like this must be taken care of. Not only by the officer or by the UNESCO, but also us, the visitors. At least we know such a site like this so this will never be destroyed, or worst, forgotten.