Unique lake now tourist resort

Thu, 23 Apr 1998, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

PALANGKARAYA, C. Kalimantan: A lake that naturally
desalinates seawater in Sungai Bakau village of Kotawaringin
district has been converted into a tourist resort in the hope the
region will attract visitors.

"I believe Sungai Bakau will attract tourists because apart
from the lake, it has also beautiful rocks and white sand," East
Kotawaringin district head Didik Salmijardi was quoted by Antara
as saying yesterday.

Sungai Bakau is a fishermen's village located in the estuary
of Seruyan River which flows southward to the Java Sea. The
village has earned popularity because of the unique lake which
desalinates seawater that comes in during high tide, making it
the main source of clean water in the area.

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