Get to know Alas Purwo Banyuwangi closer
The city is 292 km from the capital city of East Java, Surabaya. It has a lot of local potential with international standards known as the diamond triangle. This triangle is a mixture of coastal mountains and forested areas containing rare flora and fauna. One of the most famous of Banyuwangi is Alas Purwo. Alas, Purwo National Park is located in the Kalipuro sub-district, Banyuwangi Regency, precisely at the crossroads between Banyuwangi and Situbondo from the direction of Ketapang Harbor from Banyuwangi city, we have to cover a distance of about 14 km to the north before being designated a national park. 3420 hectares and an altitude of 322 m above sea level as a natural rain forest on the island of Java, there are 580 types of flora and fauna scattered throughout the forest in Alas Purwo National Park which is divided into 4 zones, namely the core zone, the Jungle Zone, the utilization zone and the fauna buffer zone in the National Park. Alas, Purwo's finals include bulls, deer, wild boars, deer, leopards, monkeys, gray monkeys, and monitor lizards, here there are also 236 species of pigeons and water birds, several bird variants, such as jungle fowl, kangaroo, hornbill, peacock, and Javanese cuckoo. Cause I'm free My Body Alas Purwo is seen as a land of origin or a site of creation, here there are many places to meditate on the first day of Suro, people flock to Alas Purwo National Park to meditate, and local people believe that in Alas Purwo there is an invisible palace where they gather. The genies from all over Java this story is reinforced by the condition of Alas Purwo, which is still a virgin in history. Alas, Purwo is also a place of escape for the people of Majapahit from the spread of Islam, the forest is famous for being haunted. that the caves here are former kingdoms Once upon a time The Purwo kingdom was defeated by the Mataram kingdom, however, it is said that the Purwo kingdom still exists today and of course, only certain people can see entering the Alas Purwo area which is rich in flora and fauna who can see the supernatural. Alas, Purwo is very different, it is said that here there is The Jin Palace which is a gathering place for genies from all over the archipelago, one of the kingdoms where the invisible creatures gather in Alas Purwo is the Palace Cave, there are more than 40 Caves in Alas Purwo, but the Palace Cave is the most famous. to Goa palace from a private vehicle stop, visitors have to walk for approximately 2 Km Walking through the forest filled with bamboo trees the Jajang type bamboo along the road in the middle of the thick trees we can smell the pungent aroma of incense belonging to the hermits in front of the door of the palace cave there are about 25 stairs that must be passed is atmosphere this directly when entering the door of Goa, the atmosphere is quiet and dark without lighting plus the pungent smell of incense adds to the eerie impression, it is undeniable that hundreds and even thousands of people have come to this cave for a specific purpose, the peak when approaching the first Suro day, more and more people come to the palace cave. so that every corner is filled with people who are carrying out rituals in Goa there are objects such as a table with a red and white flag around it, it is said that the meaning of this red and white flag is because the first President of Indonesia, Engineer Soekarno, once came to Goa palace to seek tranquility. asking for blessings so that their wishes are fulfilled, the visitors who come also look for heirlooms such as rubies and other stones. One of the most sought after heirlooms is The 30 cm long Sari heirloom kris, without doing this, was made by Empu Anda wrote Sangkala in 1186. In addition, according to the story, anyone who meditates in this cave and in his dream is visited by a queen, his wish will come true not far from the palace cave. there is a spring called spring, according to legend, this place is a bathing place for angels from the south coast, it is said that the angels bathe in this spring right on the night of Satu Suro at 5 to 6 pm a place frequented by those who carry out rituals at Alas Purwo, a tomb that Located on the outskirts of Alas Purwo, the 7 m long heirloom spear returns to the ground without being able to be retrieved. Bojonegoro then spends the rest of his life guarding the heirloom spear in this tomb, which has a very high power so that it creates positive energy around it every day. many people visit Mbah Dowo's grave for perform a ritual that is believed to be yes but in real form the spear is believed to be no longer in the middle of the Alas Purwo area there is also a temple called the Kawitan site. The name Kawitan itself comes from the Javanese Kawi language which means old is said to be old because people associate it with Alas Purwo which means it is old. believed to be the first soil to exist during the creation of Javanese land, the Kawitan site was discovered around 1967 by residents who were clearing the forest and accidentally found a mound of earth in a mound. brought these bricks to be used as kitchen stoves and household appliances, but after a few days the villagers who took the bricks were hit by an accident and many were sick at that time, the people thought that these bricks were not ordinary bricks and were immediately returned to their original place. tus Kawitan was then believed to be a sacred place so nearby was built a temple called the Giri Selaka temple or looking for pesugihan attached to Alas Purwo the myth is about the pesugihan pork ngepet and tuyul besides the palace cave Alas Purwo is also believed to have 9 caves that cannot be seen with the naked eye it is located deep in the forest which is difficult to reach by Most people, the picture is that many people who go to Alas Purwo don't come back again. The myth that develops says that if someone gets lost in Alas Purwo, the possibility of getting out is very small.