MANADO, ZONAUTARA.com – Bitung City has so many interesting places, one of them is Aer Ujang (rain) Cave. This unique place is located in Danowudu Village, Ranowulu District, Bitung City.
It is called Aer Ujang because there is springs that come out from rock hills then poured down to the ground like rain.
Zona Utara journalists with several residents go to Aer Ujang walk along a descending path and passing through the people’s plantation. The thrill of water coming out and plunging from the rocks like a small waterfall instantly sounded rumbling, it is came out like rain which filled the cave and stone wall.
This location is seems like a rock hill, where the water out from rock wall with an altitude of nearly 20 meters, a wall length of about 40 meters. Interestingly, under the rock hill have a cave that measures about 10 meters long, with a height of about nine meters.
Uniquely, all the cave structures are consisting of rocks. Before entering the location, visitors must walk through a large pile of stones with a diameter of two to four meters.
A local resident Terry Lomboan explained, that the existence of the place has been stand of yore.
“Since the village was formed in 1902, Aer Ujang already exists,” said Lomboan.
Meanwhile, Head of Environment I, Danowudu Village Meidy Kalangi explained, the visitors have to obey some rules. They should not be noisy and also must maintain the cleanliness of environment.
“Because thi location contains high historical value,” said Kalangi.
Kalangi added, the information that he obtained from village elders, if they do not obey the rules, visitors will suffer the mysterious illness and must be cured through customary ritual arrangements.
“This place is often visited by some groups of citizens whose apparently hold a cultural ritual,” said Kalangi.
On the other hand, visitors are also required to maintain the environment cleanliness of the location, because spring that came out from the sidelines of the rocks is used as clean water that supply for residents in Bitung City.
There is a water reservoir belonging to the Municipal Water Company (PDAM) of Bitung City, which distributes water to the resident.
Editor : Christo Senduk
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