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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikivoyage or other free sources online. Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) is one of the main islands of Indonesia, and the 11th largest island in the world. The first thing everyone notices about Sulawesi is its strange shape. There must have been some serious tectonic action in this region to produce an island so bizarre. But bizarre is beautiful and in its contortions are its character, with an incredible diversity of people, cultures and landscapes spread across its length and breadth. Great seafarers like the Minahasans and the Bugis helped to shape modern Indonesia as they took to the seas in trade and conflict, but it is the land-locked cultures of the island that are most mysterious. Tana Toraja is spellbinding, home to a proud people hemmed in by magnificent mountains on all sides. The scenery of volcanoes and rice fields is stunning. This book offers information on Sulawesi and its most notable places.

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