Totombatu Cave

Totombatu Cave is a Historical Place of Talaud.

This cave is located between Niampak and Tarohan Village approximately 45 minutes from Melonguane by Car.

 Totombatu Cave already existed since 15 century, this cave have a very old and unique grave for King Tatuhe, His Guards and His Soldiers & Knights that have fight against colonialism in the land of Porodisa ( Talaud ).

Here is the description about it.

totombatu caves is a unique stone cave contains a collection of human skulls, located in the shoreline at the south end of the village Tarohan, Karakelang Island, Talaud Islands. This cave is located on top of a small rock hill about 8 feet tall, which juts into the sea as far as fifty yards. It's interesting this place is a stone structure that formed this cave is very diverse, which is composed of rocks, limestone rocks and old stone-filled cracks.

Larenggam's Forgotten Cave

oleh Karter Mahole pada 14 November 2011 jam 2:03

Dozens of warships arrived in the Netherlands East Indies Army Islands waters
Talaud, North Sulawesi. The incident occurred around the end of the 19th century.
The ships were ready to storm the small kingdoms in
about Talaud Islands. Initially, the leader of the Dutch army
negotiations with the small kings there. The Netherlands expressed
his desire to enter the territory of northern Indonesia.

However, small kings were rejected. They do not want the Indian army
Holland entered and ransacked their territory. Included among the
The little king was King Larenggam. The king is the king of small Larenggam
which controls most of the island is located north Karakelong
Talaud Islands. The king did not want his people colonized by the Dutch
as happened in the vicinity of Ternate.