Curug Cipendok,Banyumas,Java,Indonesia

BANYUMAS have a more thrilling than the feudal atmosphere of the City of Verona in Rome, Italy. The city where Romeo and Juliet's making love, losing a place where beautiful Ranusentika Raden establish romance with Dewi Mas Inten.

On the other hand, can charm the area presented in the subdistrict was actually difficult Cilongok described with words. Symphony music presented by pounding waterfalls, gurgling rivers, birdsong, the rustle of wind in the bushy forest, and the occasional wild monkeys chatter, making the words were no longer adequate.

When you're lucky, visitors can see the "appearance" one of the rare animals in the world of monkeys busty gray. While in the sky over the woods, the occasional eagle Java gracefully across the air. If enough guts, the area around Lake Pucung still reluctant shy tigers showed up.

Kera busty gray and tiger can be 'lured' out of hiding their handlers through the service. Through a number of traditional procession, handlers could invite the king monkey forest and flock to get out of bushy jungle.

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Until now, local people believe the legend of love story wrapped in two lovebirds, and the Goddess Ranusentika Raden Mas Inten. The story of their romance, leaving some physical evidence that now remains.

Cipendok Curug name stems from the legend that is still related to the history of Java War. This war is a war of five years (1825-1830) of Prince Diponegoro against the Dutch East Indies colonial government. Dutch won the war that made the entire region is under control Banyumas colonial rule.

Raden Ranusentika is wedana (leader) Adjibarang area, near Banyumas. Dutch labor assigned him to lead belandara open forest on slopes around GunungSlamet to be plantation.

Eight months leading forest clearing, there is always strange. At the time of completion trees cut down, grow back the next day as before. As if it were never cut at all. This incident happened over and over again, making confused and dizzy Ranusentika Raden. He later pleaded to meditate God's guidance. Unfortunately, he was not getting his instructions.
Raden Ranusentika went fishing in the fish near the waterfall. At that moment, he felt like kailnya pulled by big ikanyang, to the extent that the curved pole handles. As drawn, kailnya about a ring warangkakeris (pendok) shining golden yellow.

When brought near, suddenly Ranusentika Raden can see a lot of spirits in the forest has been felled. They are all over this mess Ranusentika Raden job.

As suggested by the Santa Breden, a worker's head, waterfall where Raden Ranusentika find pendok kris, called Curug Cipendok. Derived from the word meaning curug waterfalls and pendok or ring of a keris blade found keris.Pendok Raden Ranusentika

In addition to finding pendok, Raden Ranusentika also found an intangible ghost fairy, named Dewi Mas Inten. Because not human, he earned the nickname Princess Sudhem. This nickname comes from the word 'milk adhem' means cold breasts because as spirits, he did not have hot blood like a human.

Both are making love, and together they finished the job of forest clearing. Dewi Mas Inten Ajibarang trafficked to the Duchy, became garwa padmi (concubine) of Raden Ranusentika.
Raden Ranusentika heritage site named "remote key" and Dewi Mas Inten called "watu padlock". Dewi Mas Inten the local community is believed to be phantom monkey, when it helped the ritual Chronicle wedana Ajibarang former base, Raden Ranusentika. Both were separated when Ranusentika, the success of forest clearing, was appointed Regent Purbalingga by the Dutch East Indies colonial government.

Until now, if there are people who can reach this site, the public believes the relationship can be lasting romance