Lautem & the Far East: Jaco, Tutuala, Fataluku Country
The road runs out at Tutuala, the cliff drops to Jaco, and no one sleeps on the island because it is lulik.
Why this channel
What you will learn here
It is the country's most photographed landscape and combines national park, rock art, endemic birds and a distinct language in one trip.
Four short filmed conversations with the people who know this subject first-hand are being produced for this page by Stays of Timor. Each is two to three minutes — honest, local, and recorded in Timor-Leste.
The interviews
Four conversations, four angles
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 1Jaco: the island you may visit but not sleep on
Why Jaco is lulik and what the rules mean in practice.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 2Nino Konis Santana National Park
Forest, lake, coast and reef in one protected area — and who manages it.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 3Fataluku country
A non-Austronesian language, tall houses and a distinct east-end culture.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 4The road east
Driving Dili to Tutuala — road conditions, stops and timing.
In pictures
Places & Journeys
Ataúro from aboveNino Konis Santana coastHighland sunriseRidge country
Photos: Ministry of Tourism & Environment, Timor-Leste
Part of the Timor Information Channels — 28 subjects, told by the people who know them. Produced by Stays of Timor.
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