Strung out along more than 3000 miles of the Equator, Indonesia's 17.000 islands make up the largest and most varied archipelago on earth. From freezing galciers to coral reefs, orang utans to komodo dragons, the sheer diversity of landscape.

Located along ancient trading routes between the Far East and the Middle East, resulting in many cultural practices being strongly influenced by a multitude of religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam and Christianity, all strong in the major trading cities. The result is a complex cultural mixture very different from the original indigenous cultures.