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Kuta Beach is now a major destination of tourists who come holiday to Bali. But do you know if Kuta Beach was once known haunted? Where there were many graves along Kuta Beach.
"1965's until the 1970's, Kuta Beach was still very quiet. White sand, the waves were so good for surfing activities. Only one or two foreign tourists on the beach, can be counted on the fingers," said the founder Balawista or savior Coast Kuta, I Gde Berata, to beritabali.com.
It was, said Berata, Kuta seaside grow palm trees, kreket trees, katang-katang tress, Padanggalak, and pandanus.
"Katang-katang tress serves to keep the sand in order not to carried away when tidal waves," said the man who was born June 20, 1939.
At that time in the Kuta, hotel also not too much, there were only a small inn owned by the locals. Along Kuta Beach was still a lot of fishing boats are moored.
"Kuta Beach was once known haunted. Many graves there were along the beach of Kuta. Not many people who dare to pass on the beach at night because haunted," said Berata.
When in the 1960s, said Berata, foreigners could also apply freely on the beach, nothing obstructed.
"Tourists could be free at large, could be naked on the beach. During those days we could see a lot of tourists naked on the beach. After Year 70's, tourists could not longer free, there are restrictions such as not to be naked on the beach, "he recalls.
Source : Beritabali.com
