EXPEDITIONS, FIELDWORK
& FILM TRIPS:

 
TIMOR-LESTE 2009

Victor Valley College Tropical Research Initiative
Herpetofauna of Timor-Leste
Phase I

 

Tutuala to Baucau


Map of Timor-Leste showing route to Baucau, Baucau District.
(click to enlarge and view 2009 fieldwork locations)

From Tutuala we drove back to Baucau to spend time searching in the coastal paddifields.

The view south of Baucau, looking east, across the Seical River to Mt Matebian (2315m).

We made out base at the Albergaria Planalto Hotel above Baucau town.

Expedition base: Albergaria Planalto. Pumpkins for sale on a Baucau street

Baucau is Timor-Leste's second largest town and still exhibits considerable old Portuguese colonial influence.

Baucau Old Town's Portuguese roots are visible
in more than just in the architecture (look closely).