Larantuka – the Catholic heart of Indonesia – is near Kupang in Flores, at the far east of the archipelago. An estimated 6000 Catholic pilgrims visit for the devout festival of Semana Santa – a period that begins on Ash Wednesday and reaches its crescendo on Good Friday. The town boasts three devout statues that washed up on its shores in mysterious circumstances in the 1500sContinue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk