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Lohayong Flores Fortress, a Portuguese heritage that has been neglected

Lohayong Fortress on the island of Flores is a historical building inherited from a Portuguese king named King Henricus XVII. The condition of this historic old building is just a 500-year-old boulder strewn on a cliff and hanging on the shoreline. The condition of the Lohayong fort building is very poorly maintained and has suffered […]

Why Portuguese Culture Can Influence the Culture of Timor Leste?

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Timor Leste is a country that has a strong influence from Portuguese culture in Asia. Even though it was once a province in Indonesia under the name East Timor, the Portuguese culture is still strong there. According to a well-known tale in Timorese culture, crocodiles are believed to be great-grandparents, kings of ancestors, kings of […]