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	Travel East Timor .:. Feature Trip .:.
		Roman Luan is commited to protecting the heritage, traditions and environment of Atauro while improving the standards of living for the Timorese who live on the island.
		Atauro’s isolation is a double edged sword, its remote location has protected it from most of the destruction in 1999 but also cuts it off from support from the mainland.
		The island of Atauro is stunning, its geography of high cliffs plunging into the sea with protected bays harbouring beautiful beaches is one that I will not forget.
	www.discoverdili.com /featuretrip.html (2311 words)

	Atauro Island - East Timor Eco-tourism accomodation at Tua Koin
		Atauro Island - East Timor Eco-tourism accomodation at Tua Koin
		Tua Koin is a simple and attractive model of eco-tourism which aims to minimize the negative impacts of tourism and maximize the positive benefits for local communities.
		Guests are asked to respect the environment and culture of Atauro.
	www.atauroisland.com (147 words)

	Atauro Island
		Atauro Island (also Pulau Atauro, Ataúro) is a small island situated 25km north of Dili, East Timor, on the extinct Wetar segment of the volcanic Inner Banda Arc, between the Indonesian islands of Alor and Wetar.
		The island is separated into 5 districts, each surrounding a village: Bikeli and Beloi in the north, Macadade (formerly Anartutu) in the southwest, and Makili and Vila (formerly Maumeta) in the southeast.
		Atauro is a small and unstable island with a rugged landscape, frequented by landslides and a shortage of fresh water, especially during the drier months.
	articles.gourt.com /en/Atauro (691 words)

	Atauro Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Atauro Island (also Pulau Atauro, Ataúro) is a small island situated 25km north of Dili, East Timor, on the extinct Wetar segment of the volcanic Inner Banda Arc, between the Indonesian islands of Alor and Wetar.
		Atauro is a small and unstable island with a rugged landscape, frequented by landslides and a shortage of fresh water, especially during the drier months.
		Atauro was colonized along with East Timor by Portugal in the 16th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atauro (673 words)

	Inside Indonesia 57 - Tough, poor, unbeaten
		Atauro is an island off the coast of East Timor - 44 kilometres to the north of Dili across the Wetar Strait, a 3,500m deep channel of often-turbulent waters.
		Atauro people are proud of the fact that the current krisis moneter doesn't affect them significantly and joke about it - not unaware of the irony of the joke.
		Atauro people are poor because they lack the things the modern world has to offer - quality health, education, information and communication services, affordable transport.
	www.insideindonesia.org /edit57/gabriel.htm (1364 words)

	Atauro Island - South Africa
		Atauro is a small and unstable island with a rugged landscape, frequented by landslides and a shortage of fresh water, especially during the drier months.
		Atauro is also being considered as a destination for eco-tourism, and its coral reefs are becoming known to scuba enthusiasts.
		Atauro was colonized along with East Timor by Portugal in the 16th century.
	atauro-island.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Atauro_Island (845 words)

	Inside Indonesia 57 - Tough, poor, unbeaten
		Atauro is an island off the coast of East Timor - 44 kilometres to the north of Dili across the Wetar Strait, a 3,500m deep channel of often-turbulent waters.
		Atauro people are proud of the fact that the current krisis moneter doesn't affect them significantly and joke about it - not unaware of the irony of the joke.
		Atauro people are poor because they lack the things the modern world has to offer - quality health, education, information and communication services, affordable transport.
	www.serve.com /inside/edit57/gabriel.htm (1364 words)

	East Timor: A Diamond in the Rough! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Atauro Island is situated in the Wetar Straits, 34 kilometers offshore to the North of Dili, the Capital of East Timor.
		The geography of Atauro is comprised of 105 square kilometers of mountains and valleys, with the shoreline being a mixture of dramatic volcanic cliffs and beautiful sand beaches.
		Atauro Island is not in a seasonal typhoon storm track, therefore not subject to large storm surge, which has allowed the coral reefs to grow large and remain pristine.
	www.davestravelcorner.com /journals/publish/printer_93.shtml (2427 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> id:Pala (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pala is a town on Atauro Island, East Timor.
		Pala is a fictional island in the Adlous Huxley novel, Island.
		Pala was the region in Anatolia during the Bronze Age which spoke the Palaic language.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/id:Pala (1968 words)

	Ethnologue 14 report for Timor Lorosae
		Atauro Island, north of Dili on Timor Island.
		Timor Island, eastern end around Baucau and inland, west of Fataluku, from northern to southern coast in a dialect chain.
		Timor Island, north coast, regions of Maubara and Liquisa from the banks of the Lois River to Dili.
	www.ethnologue.com /14/show_country.asp?name=Timor+Lorosae (618 words)

	Ethnologue: Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Southwestern tip of Timor Island near the port of Tenau (4 villages) and the majority of villages on the nearby coast of Semau Island.
		Timor Island, eastern end, west of Fataluku, from northern to southern coast in a dialect chain.
		Islands of Sawu and Raijua south of Flores and west of Timor, and in Sumba (especially in Melolo), in Ende on Flores, and the Kupang area of Timor.
	www.christusrex.org /www3/ethno/Indn.html (2258 words)

	foei: link magazine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 105-square kilometer island, home to some 8,000 people, is fringed by coral reefs which attract diverse species of fish and marine animals.
		Atauro's isolated position and the subsistence lifestyles of its people have allowed its cultures, traditions and selfreliance to remain intact.
		The communities of Atauro are very proud of their achievements, which have attracted much interest within Timor Leste.
	www.foei.org /publications/link/poverty/35.html (480 words)

	VLGA - Victorian Local Governance Association (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gabrielle was originally invited to Atauro Island to train local teachers in early childhood education.
		The amazing spirit of the island and the warmth of the islanders — as well as the many challenges — have touched Gabrielle so deeply that she has stayed long beyond her initial ‘tour of duty’.
		She is highly regarded by the local communities as a major contributor to Atauro's development and general well being.
	www.vlga.org.au /news/items/2005/06/01546.shtml (618 words)

	Pair of Divinity Figures - Atauro Island , East Timor
		Atauro is a small remote island east of Timor island, Indonesian archipelago.
		In the mid 1970´s a style of carved figures, former unknown to collectors and museums in the West came to attention in the tribal art market.
		The male which usually has a miniature carved in the lower part is known as "Baku-Mau" the female as "Lebu-Hmoru".
	www.artareas.com /ArtAreas/home.nsf/Item/NT0015FFC6 (156 words)

	[TIMOR-L] Atauro Island Tourism
		Atauro Island is a part of the district of Dili, East Timor Province.
		"Atauro is a beatiful, large and long island next to the Wetar trench.
		Atauro has shallow sand spit to the nort of the island, which has excellent
	www.hamline.edu /apakabar/basisdata/1998/07/02/0026.html (706 words)

	Dili-gence » Atauro Island
		Over the Easter weekend, we went with a group to Atauro Island - the large island dominating the view to the north of Dili.
		Atauro is 30kms to the north of Dili and covers about 140 square kms.
		My guess is that the island has about 3 or 4 motor vehicles and maybe 10 motor cycles.
	www.wombathole.com /dili-gence/?p=66 (562 words)

	East Timor - Thorn Tree Forum - Lonely Planet
		Jaco Island has perhaps the best beach in the area and is still pristine.
		Atauro Island has a fringing reef all the way around the island that is superb.
		If you have the time a trip to Atauro is pretty interesting.
	thorntree.lonelyplanet.com /messagepost.cfm?postaction=reply&catid=23&threadid=1250319&messid=10880433&STARTPAGE=1&parentid=0&from=1 (1221 words)

	Top beer to assist East Timor
		Valued at $104,000, the boat (named `VB 2000') is donated by CUB to assist the reconstruction effort in East Timor - specifically the 8,000 people on Atauro Island in the Dili district.
		Used primarily to move medical teams around the island, the boat will also assist in medical evacuations, immunization programs, distribution of medical supplies and transport to the only hospital on the island.
		Atauro Island's 8,000 residents have suffered because of a basic lack of access to medical services."
	www.fosters.com.au /mediacentre/F4B025AB697844CC89090693AC8A8C36.htm (546 words)

	fowlie.ca (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A large group of UN staff waiting for a flight to Atauro Island.
		Moses, our colleague on the island from Uganda, gives a talk to the UN staff about the island.
		This was a meeting with families of 23 people who were thought to be lost at sea.
	www.fowlie.ca /old/et/atauro.html (380 words)

	Atauro Express
		The fishermen from Atauro Island come in from the fishing grounds and unload their catch along the beach in Dili.
		They charge quite a bit more than the ferry but you have to keep in mind that their outboard motors go through quite a bit of fuel.
		The only drawback to walking is that it is so very hot during the middle of the day.
	www.dutchpickle.com /east-timor/atauro/atauro-express.html (369 words)

	Apr13-E (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor is inviting Timorese who were political prisoners on Atauro Island to a meeting this Saturday in Dili.
		The commission, responsible for investigating human rights violations in East Timor over the last quarter century, has extended an invitation to people who were forcibly removed to Atauro Island between 1980 and 1983 to come to a meeting in the hall at the ex-CNRT/UNAMET complex in Balide at 9 am.
		Atauro, north of East Timor’s capital, Dili, was used as a prison island by the Indonesians, who invaded East Timor in 1975.
	www.easttimor-reconciliation.org /PR_Apr13-E.htm (392 words)

	Dili, February 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On Thursday, the delegation will visit Atauro island, in front of Dili, the capital, where a pilot project of civil registration started today.
		The East Timor Civil Registry started a five-day civil registration pilot project today in Atauro island, in front of Dili, in preparation for the launching of the national registration in mid-March.
		The Peacekeeping Force was involved in a clash with two suspected militia members on Friday night, 24 February six kilometers east of Balibo, Bobonaro district, near the border with West Timor, Indonesia.
	www.un.org /peace/etimor/DB/Db260201.htm (452 words)

	Reefcheck Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is approximately 12 km southwest of the Indonesian island, Pulau Wetar and 75 km east of Pulau Alor, another Indonesian island.
		The reefs were exposed when the entire island was tilted by the massive earthquake, with the north end rising as much as six feet (2 meters).
		Simeulue Island, located off the northwest coast of Sumatra, was closest to the epicenter of the massive 9.0 earthquake that struck in December.
	www.reefcheck.org /news/Newsletter13/newsletter13.htm (4840 words)

	Dive Timor Lorosae
		Without a doubt, Atauro is East Timor's most pristine diving area.
		Around the island is a large variaty of dives suitable for every level!
		Our dive masters will be more than happy to show you the hidden secrets of Atauro's underwater world.
	www.divetimor.com /index.php?sect=sites&area=atauro (134 words)

	Location - Atauro Island - East Timor Eco-tourism accomodation at Tua Koin
		Location - Atauro Island - East Timor Eco-tourism accomodation at Tua Koin
		from Atauro on Mondays and Thursdays Contact 670 723 6085 for bookings and times of departure
		A ferry leaves Dili wharf on Saturdays at 9am returns Dili 3pm
	www.atauroisland.com /content/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2&MMN_position=2:2 (51 words)

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