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Maliana

Maliana is a beautiful city near the border with West Timor.  Sean had to travel there as part of a visit to Sector West/ WestBatt, the compound occupied by the Australian Peace Keeping troops.  Because of the base is located outside of the city and because of the restrictions on the troops, there are people in Maliana, just 5 km away, that don't even know that there are 350 armed Australian troops in the area.

all the weapons make this look like a scene from the old west.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 











Straddling the border with Indonesia

Traditional salt production