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'Bondowoso' is a small provincial town and regency in East Java, Indonesia.^[1] The common dialects are Madurese and Javanese, although Madurese is the majority. The nearest largest city is Surabaya, approximately five hours' drive away. Common in most provincial towns is a park in the city center, called "Alun-Alun". Bondowoso is no exception. In the backdrop of the park is a magnificent view of a mountain ("gunung").
Tourist spots include Kawa Ijen, a crater lake. For hiking enthusiasts and those game to view natural sceneries, the climb to the crater is around 1.5 to 3 hours (depending on one's finess). Other spots are Gunung Merapi and waterfalls.
Bondowoso is known for its dessert, "tape" (pronounced "tah-peh"), to the extent that it is fondly named "Tape city". Essentially, tape is tapioca added with a special kind of flour that acts as a preservative. Medium-sized slices of tape is wrapped in banana leaves, kept in a light container for 5 days. Once opened, the rich intoxicating aroma of the tape giddies the senses. And they are now ready to be consumed.
Furthermore, Bondowoso involved many cultures from different nation. There is a big Arabic community living there for long time, since before Dutch colonize. They live in place that called "Campung Arab" (Arabs Compound) in Imam Banjul Street. It’s a district involves many houses.