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OKA Agriculture Bali

Indonesia

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On the way back, stop to tour a traditional Balinese coffee plantation before being dropped back at your hotel.

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Contents

8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Orientation

    Welcome, botanists, epicureans, and scholars of cultural agriculture, to OKA Agriculture Bali. As we transition away from the stark, high altitude environment of the volcanic caldera and descend into the lush, tropical mid…

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  2. 2The Cacao and Spice Corridors

    Our journey begins by navigating the narrow, shaded dirt paths that wind through the dense understory of the plantation. The sheer biodiversity in this small area is staggering. …

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  3. 3The Botany of Balinese Coffee

    Emerging from the dense spice corridors, we arrive at the primary economic driver of the plantation: the coffee groves. Coffee is not native to Indonesia; it was introduced by the Dutch colonial powers in the seventeenth century. …

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  4. 4The Asian Palm Civet and the Luwak Process

    We now approach the most fascinating, and arguably the most controversial, aspect of the plantation: the enclosures housing the Asian Palm Civet, locally known as the Luwak. This small, nocturnal mammal, resembling a cross…

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  5. 5The Traditional Roasting Pavilion

    Having explored the botanical and biological origins of the beans, we now enter the traditional roasting pavilion, the site where the raw agricultural product is subjected to intense thermal transformation. This small, open air…

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  6. 6The Tasting Deck

    We now transition from the intense heat and smoke of the roasting pavilion to the serene environment of the tasting deck. This expansive wooden platform, often built extending out over a steep ravine or looking out onto terraced…

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  7. 7The Symphony of Flavors

    We must now engage in a rigorous sensory analysis of the flight presented before us. Let us begin with the unexpected combinations. …

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  8. 8Closing

    As our comprehensive tour of OKA Agriculture concludes, it is necessary to synthesize the vast array of botanical, biological, and cultural information we have processed. This plantation is far more than a simple farm; it is a…

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What is OKA Agriculture Bali?

OKA Agriculture Bali is a place in Indonesia with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
LocationIndonesia
TypeNature
Story sections8
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates-8.3816, 115.3356
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Nearby places

within a 5-minute walk
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