Pangkep is a rich region in all of
sector, such us culture, tour locations, typical food, nature sourced and so
on.
The last meeting we study about the
kind of culture and typical foods. But in this meeting we will study about tour
locations in Pangkep regency. As we know that Pengkep regency have so many tour
locations namely Fantasy World of Mattampa, Ancient Location of Sumpa Bita, and
so many various of sea tour location for example in Kapoposang island.
In this meeting we will study about
one of history place all at once as a tour location namely Sumpa Bita. Sumpa
Bita is located in Balocci, Pangkep Regency (it is about 12 kilo meters from
the east side of Pangkajene city).
According to the information from
interview from the keeper of Sumpa Bita, Mr. Jabbar, this tour location is
ancient location especially the cave of Sumpa Bita is found by Robert Paul and
his brother. The history specialist predicted that Sumpa Bita had been present
about 5000 years old.
After te government knew that in
Pangkep had been founded Sumpa bita in Balocci, the government decided to build
it be a tour location. It purpose as one of effort that pretend our history
legacy in Pangkep regency.
The building of Sumpa bita was
directing for 1983 until 1987. The total of laborer more than 30 people. It was
legitimated for the first time by Prof. Dr. Haryati Soebardjo, the director of
tourism and culture of Indonesia. The date of the legitimated was March 30th,
1987. Now, the ancient inscription is found on the stone that near from the
circular pond. The circular pond is located in more than 300 meters from the
post picked place.
This tour location is protected by
UU no 5 tahun 1992 that the visitors may not to damage each part of Sumpa Bita,
in order that the visitors couldn’t do
the matters that can damage Sumpa Bita, such us changing the content of Sumpa
Bita, score out the stone, or damaging it.
This ancient location is a unusual
tour location because it could be use for education center. We also could see a
beautiful scenery. The environment of Sumpa Bita still kept by the manager of
Sumpa Bita. The environment is grown by so many trees in order that It was
seems green.
This tour location has more than
one thousand stairs. The stairs was created for climb the ancient cave
easily. In each one hundred until two
hundred stairs, we will saw a rest place, namely gazebo. When we climb the
mountain we will saw a beautiful scenery and fresh atmosphere. When we arrived
in top of the mountain, we will find a cone. The prediction by the ancient specialist
is this cone was a place that the ancient mans live.
When we entered the into the
ancient cone, we will see a cave. In the cave predicted that ever lived
ancients man namely a kind of meganthropus.
We also could see some ancient
products of prehistory man in the roof of the cave such us hands pictures,
lepa-lepa (a kind of traditional ship in South Sulawesi) pictures, animals
pictures (pigs or deers) etc. but we couldn’t see the generously because in
area of the pictures there are line limitation or a fence that hindered the
visitors to see it nearly.
According to the information that
we got in Sumpa Bita, the more information about this ancient cave was found
and saved in Fort Rotterdam, Makassar.
Although this tour location has a
beautiful scenery, but we don’t worry to think about the payment registration
because the payment for the entered ticket just one thousand rupiah for the
children and two thousand rupiah for the adult. With the little payments we
have to able explore the ancient location.
But you must climb carefully in the
cave because the ways to the cave is so steep. If you didn’t be careful you
will be slipped and fall.
But the beautiful scenery had
damaged by the visitors. Some of the object had been damaged by the visitors.
Some of the damage is:
1.
One of the rest places was broken because it was
befalling by the big stone from the mountain. Although the gazebo was broke but
it didn’t fixed by the executors. Whereas the broken gazebo was disturb us when
we exploring the mountain.
2.
One of the rest places is very dirty so that the
visitors couldn’t rest in the place. So, the rest place is didn’t used by the
visitors.
3.
The write in the board had written by the visitors
with any writing. It was very disturb us when we want to read the board because
it’s didn’t clear again even some of them was damaged.
4.
The line limitation or the fences are there in the
near of the cave had broken.
5.
The wood ladder for climbing the cave is also broke.
The hand grip for climb is broke. And the hand grip also slippery so we must be
careful when we climb on the ladder
6.
In around of the ladder, there are some rubbish that
disturb the beautiful scenery and the rubbish place is so limited.
7.
The toilet still hard to found, even the toilet
couldn’t be by the visitors because it’s damage.
8.
There are so many ladder that had cracked and
broken.
9.
There are some rest place that had scratch by the
visitors.
10.
The posted pickets in the gate door had broked.
11.
The ancient inscription had grown by lichen and the
write is didn’t clear again.
That some
damages from Sumpa bita. However this damage must be attented by the government
and the people especially the visitors who visit in this tour location.