Benito Lopulalan
The Sound and Simplicity of Taro Village
About an hour before dawn, the world fills with birdsong. Taro Village’s sunrise chorus is filled with the chirps of the Yellow-vented Bulbul (Cerucuk), the Kacer (Koel); then comes the combined calls of the White-throated Kingfisher (Cekakak) and the Mynah (Jalak), often heard just when the sunlight is about to appear. The Prinia (Perenjak) starts
Catur Desa: Guardians of the Forest and Lakes
On the morning of 20 October 2025, around ten thousand villagers will set out on a 25-kilometre walk in procession from the cooling mists of Tamblingan, the mountainous lake in central Bali, down to the north coast. This grand procession is a ceremony observed once every two years by the joint community of Catur Desa,
