Yogyakarta after two months Merapi Eruption
Who does not know Yogyakarta? Yes, those towns are well known for the tourist’s objects. Yogyakarta is the beautiful town, in there famous or Kraton and Malioboro. Even Yogyakarta often represents one of towns which become target of MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition).
Unfortunately, about two months merapi eruption, those towns surrounding merapi mountain must been effected by merapi eruption more than one month since 26 October 2010. As the result, beside snatching human as the victim and destroying their houses, it also gives negative impact to tourism sector in Yogyakarta.
Borobudur temple is the amazing represents notional pride of Indonesia also got impact of merapi eruption. Almost all part of this temple was covered by volcanic dust with high acid so this tourist object should be closed by traveler and tourist. 60 member of HPI ( tourist guide association of Indonesia ) become volunteers and assists to dust of volcanic in Borobudur temple. By holding this activity, it was expected that tourism in Yogyakarta regent to walk normally.
Tourism sector in Yogyakarta get into bad condition, but it doesn’t mean if tourist can not have traveling around Yogyakarta anymore. As we know that in there are still some tourist objects can be visited, such as parangtritis beach and prambanan temple.
It is true if the tragedy of merapi eruption who very dangerous and brings get impact toward bin Yogyakarta, but we must believe from this tragedy we will get the valuable lesson to be more tightening in our association and cooperation.
