South East Asian Trips

In May 2002, after 450 years of continuous foreign occupation, East Timor became the world's newest independent state. The island of Timor lies towards the eastern end of the chain of Indonesian islands running from Malaya, through Sumatra and Java, to new Guinea. The island is divided into two parts. Most of the western half remains part of Indonesia. The eastern half forms the bulk of the national territory of Timor, with its capital, Dili, on the northern coast, a small enclave in the western half around the town of Oecussi, and the small island of Atauro, 30km (19 miles) north of Dili.

Beaches in East Timor Cristo Rei, Dili National Parks in East Timo The Main Catholic Church in Dili