Magelang is a small city located in a fertile agricultural area in one of the Central Java’s most densely populated regions. It was founded in 10th century as a tax-free village. During their occupation, the Dutch built roads, installed a water supply and electricity and made it into a military post. Now it serves as the launching point for visits to the sacred 8th-century Borobudur Buddhist temple. Apart from that, its peaceful and volcanic surroundings are all that is left for Magelang.
A twenty-first century man working with a twenty-first century plough.
Land in Magelang is highly fertile, so locals don't waste any time in covering it with rice paddies.
Compared to the rest of Indonesia, football is widely played in Central and Western parts of Java. Kids training on the football pitch.
View over the Magelang jungle.
Yard of an abandoned hotel.
Locals exploring the abandoned hotel.
