KUPANG
WEST
TIMOR
INDONESIA
Kupang
is a capital of West Timor. It had Portuguese and Dutch masters for
centuries. They were fighting among themselves for control over
lucrative sandalwood trade. The Portuguese built a fort which ruins
still stand today. Eventually they moved to East Timor that was
theirs even after West Timor became part of Indonesia back in 1949.
The Christian faith introduced by the Europeans is still visible in
Kupang.
Kupang
is a port, quite famous for Captain Bligh's arrival in June 1789 in a
small open boat all the way from the Pacific after the mutiny on his
ship The Bounty. Kupang is a sailor paradise with many comfortable
and scenic anchorages leading to town. The town itself offers
excellent shopping for supplies needed by yachts.
Kupang
and West Timor offer exciting cruising and are worth visiting.
