Dili
Dili is the name of the capital of Timor-Leste. It's a rather small city with around 200 000 inhabitants. First of all Luis took up to the hill where the large statue of Christ is located. We climbed up on the hill and from the viewpoint up there we could see Dili on one side and a beautiful white beach on the other side.
Timor-Leste has a dark history filled of conflicts. To learn more about the history we continued by visiting the Resistance Museum and the Santa Cruz Cemetery. The later was the site of the 1991 Dili massacre where more than 200 people were killed by the Indonesian army during a demonstration for independence.
Sebastião Gomes was one of the young demonstrators.
After visiting the museum and the cemetery Luis took us to another viewpoint on the other side of the city. On top of the the hill was a big statue of the Pope.
A traditional style chapel.
The landing strip at Dili Airport.
View over Dili and in the distance Atauro Island.
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