Environmentalists squirm as Jokowi eyes Lake Toba tourism bonanza

Mongabay
Oct 19, 2016, 1:20 am214 pts
Driving down a winding road here in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, one finally arrives at the sweeping vista of Lake Toba. Ringed with pine-studded hills, the volcanic lake was thronged with tourists back in the 1990s. Now, the hotels’ paint is peeling and many kiosks are shuttered closed. Starting…

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