Sianok Canyon is a steep valley (ravine) which is located in the border town of Bukittinggi, in the district IV Koto, Agam regency, West Sumatra. The valley is elongated and winding as the southern boundary of the city to the canyon Tower Nagari Koto Sianok Anam Tribe, and ended up in the district Palupuh. Sianok canyon has beautiful views and is also one of the mainstay attractions of the province. Jurangnya Sianok canyon in about 100 m, stretches along 15 km with a width of about 200 m, and is part of the fault that separates the island of Sumatra in half lengthwise (Semangko fault). Fault forming a steep wall, even perpendicular and form a green valley-the result of decreased movement of the earths crust (sinklinal) were fed Sianok Trunk (trunk means a river, in the Minangkabau language) that the water is clear. In the Dutch colonial era, the gap is referred to as karbouwengat or buffalo sanget, because the number of free-living wild buffalo in the bottom of the canyon. Sianok rod can now be forded by using canoes and kayaks are disaranai by an organization watersports Quraysh. These are taken from the village to the ellipse Sitingkai Lambah Palupuh village for approximately 3.5 hours. On the edges still found many rare plants such as Rafflesia and herbs. The fauna found such long-tailed macaques, gibbons, hoop, deer, wild boar, leopard, and tapirs.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:12:26 +0000
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