Jakarta Globe, January 25, 2011
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| Indonesia’s first documented crop circle has become a tourist attraction, with curious domestic visitors flocking to Slemen from within Yogyakarta and neighboring Central Java on Tuesday. Enterprising locals are cashing in. (JG Photo/Boy T Harjanto) |
Yogyakarta. Indonesia’s first documented crop circle has become a tourist attraction, with curious domestic visitors flocking to Slemen from within Yogyakarta and neighboring Central Java on Tuesday.
Hundreds of local tourists were observed attempting to climb a nearby hill for a better view of the mysterious crop circle, which appeared in a rice field belonging to seven farmers.
“Many people have climbed the slippery hill so locals have had to help them and keep them from falling,” Joko, a local, told state news agency Antara.
More enterprising individuals had begun to cash in on the patterns, selling everything from parking spaces to pictures of the crop circles.
“The photos sell like hot cakes. In one hour, 300 photos were sold out,” Joko said.
He said part of the profits would be paid to the farmers where the crop circle, measuring 70 meters in diameter, was found.
Indonesia’s National Aeronautics and Space Agency (Lapan) has rejected claims they crop circle was the result of a UFO or visiting little green men, saying it was man-made.
The agency has no plans to visit the location.
JG, Antara
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