Cirata Dam<\/p>\n
From Pelita<\/p>\n
The Cirata Dam in West Java should be attracting a large
\nnumber of foreign tourists given its beautiful vista. However, it
\nappears that the dam, which was opened 10 years ago by the
\nPresident, has not attracted many visitors. It has developed into
\na tourism site for \"local\" visitors from Cianjur, Bandung, and
\nPurwakarta.<\/p>\n
The dam is located near other tourist sites in the Cianjur
\nregion, like Puncak and Cipanas. The apparent isolation of Cirata
\nDam from other sites should not be an obstacle, especially if
\nefforts are made to combine it with other tourist destinations in
\none package. Take for instance, the Pancimas package
\n(Pangandaran, Cilacap and Banyumas), which encourages tourists to
\nextend their trip to the region of Cilacap to visit Nusakambangan
\nisland and the Sea Village before traveling towards Banyumas to
\nsee Batu Raden.<\/p>\n
Six thousand hectares of marine tourism spread over three
\ndistricts -- Cianjur, Bandung and Purwakarta -- have much
\npotential, provided that obstacles hindering supportive
\nfacilities can be removed. As far as we know, nobody has shown an
\ninterest in tourism development in the area. But if this could be
\nchanged, and the necessary facilities established, we are certain
\nthat this site would draw many more tourists because of the
\nsite's strategic location and proximity to Bandung, Cianjur,
\nBogor and Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Maybe this project could be started under the coordination of
\nthe district administrations of Cianjur, Purwakarta and Bandung.
\nWe are quite certain that if the infrastructure was
\nprofessionally managed, it would complement other tourist
\nattractions in the vicinity.<\/p>\n
MAMAN SUHERMAN<\/p>\n
Cianjur, West Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cirata-dam-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }