After two years and many road trips for work, there was one spot that I hadn't seen, despite being relatively close to Dili and on the way to other places I'd been. Maubara is home to an old Portuguese fort that is now a tourist site. There is also a nice handicraft market across the street from the fort. On this last trip before departing Timor, I realized why I had never seen the fort -- I had always been looking for the handicraft market. Since they are directly opposite each other, I didn't see it until my colleagues pointed it out. I was glad to have a chance to take some photos before leaving Timor.
The purpose of this last road trip was the launch of a project in Oecusse. I had posted some photos from an earlier trip, but I had a chance to take a few more.
This marker shows the historic spot where the Portuguese landed in Timor. The 500th anniversary was in 2015, and the government was making a big effort to create a nice tourist area around the spot.
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