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TAKENGON "GAYO HIGHLAND COFFEE TOWN"

Takengon is a town in Aceh. Lies in the heart of Gayo Highlands, deep in the interior of Aceh, this is coffee country is cool and pleasant all year long. The scenery consists of beautiful Lake Laut Tawar with marvelous mountains covered in mist. Takengon can be used as an alternative route from Banda Aceh to Medan, and vice versa.
Inhabited by Gayo pople, about 250,000 of them, who lived an isolated existence until the advent of modern roads and transports.

Takengon is a remote town in the middle of the north Sumatra highlands. It is famous for its fish and coffee and for being close to the beautiful Laut Tawar Lake, which is well worth a visit. Some people consider the lake being one of the highlights in northern Sumatra with its charming fishing villages and clear mountain water. Also Takengon as a city is a relaxing place to be, consisting of a small but lively city center with a huge market selling all kind of goods. Due to the remote location of the city there are few tourists which means that the standard of the hotels is typcial indonesian.


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