Surprisingly, Timor-Leste doesn't have its own brand of beer |
Beach west of Dili Rock |
Coastal road leading west from Dili |
Coastal road leading west from Dili |
Coastal road leading west from Dili |
Junction of the mountain road to Ermera and the coastal road to Liquiçá |
A traditional house on the Ermera Road |
Thatched roof of a traditional Timorese building |
Timorese clan house on the Ermera Road |
Timorese clan house on the Ermera Road |
Traditional Timorese house |
Traditional Timorese house |
Traditional Timorese house |
Mountain road to Ermera |
Roadside fields by the Ermera Road |
Timor Global Coffee Company, Timor-Leste |
Timor Global Coffee Company, Timor-Leste |
Back on the coastal road to Liquiçá |
Timorese school children walking along the coastal road |
Coastal road between Dili and Liquiçá |
Lauhata Beach, Liquiçá |
Lauhata Beach, Liquiçá |
Restaurant of the Lauhata Beach Escape hotel |
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Igreja de São João de Brito (1946), Liquiçá - site of a 1999 massacre |
Residence of the Administrator of Liquiçá, ca 1910 |
Maubara Beach, Timor-Leste |
Maubara Beach, Timor-Leste |
Maubara, Timor-Leste |
Maubara Fort, built by the Dutch ca 1756 |
Maubara Fort (Lonely Planet says 17th Century, hence older than the other source) |
Maubara Fort is a basic rectangular compound |
The gate of Maubara Fort, Timor-Leste |
Trees inside the Maubara Fort |
Trees inside the Maubara Fort |
The modern building inside Maubara Fort houses a shop and a small restaurant |
Portuguese cannon, Maubara Fort |
Portuguese cannon, Maubara Fort |
Portuguese cannon, Maubara Fort |
Maubara Fort |
The small tourist market in front of Maubara Fort |
Market of Maubara, inaugurated in 2015 |
Woven goods at the Maubara tourist market |
Woven goods at the Maubara tourist market |
Woven goods at the Maubara tourist market |
Maubara Beach |
Maubara Beach |
Maubara Beach |
Parish Church of Maubara |
Parish Church of Maubara |
Maubara Beach |
Boats pulled up by the bridge at Maubara Beach |
A fishing canoe painted with the flag of Timor-Leste |
A fishing canoe painted with the flag of Timor-Leste |
A fishing canoe painted with the flag of Timor-Leste |
A fishing canoe painted with the flag of Timor-Leste |
Me and Max, Maubara Beach |
One of our Swiss divers, East Timor |
Maubara Beach |
Ai Pelu Prison, Liquiçá |
Ruins of Ai Pelu (Aipelo) Prison, Timor Leste |
The Portuguese prison dates from the 19th C. (ca 1888-1889) |
There are several boards explain the site's history |
Ruins of Ai Pelu Prison |
Ruins of Ai Pelu Prison |
Ruins of Ai Pelu Prison |
Max at Ai Pelu |
Max at Ai Pelu |
Photo of our international scuba group at Ai Pelu |
Photo of our international scuba group at Ai Pelu |
Photo of our international scuba group at Ai Pelu |
One of the outer buildings at Ai Pelu |
Ruins of Ai Pelu Prison |
Ruins of Ai Pelu Prison |
Ruins of Ai Pelu Prison |
Other buildings at Ai Pelu |
The north coast road heading back to Dili |
Ulmera Beach, Timor-Leste |
Lone mangrove tree near Ulmera Beach |
Coastal mangroves...I missed the crocodile warning sign |
Salt works along the western coastal road |
Huts at the salt works |
Salt works along the western coastal road |
Tibar Bay, Timor-Leste |
Tibar Bay, Timor-Leste |
Tibar Bay, Timor-Leste |
Tibar Bay, Timor-Leste |
Windshield of a Timorese mircolet covered with decals |
Mangroves around Tibar Bay |
Hut next to the mangroves, Tibar Bay |
Ships including the Atauro Express ferry moored in Tibar Bay |
Tibar Bay, Timor-Leste |
Tibar Bay, Timor-Leste |
Beaches between Tibar Bay and Tasi Tolu |
Trying to protect the sea turtle (we didn't see any in 12 dives) |
Back at Dili Rock |