Buyat Bay may be the next great dive destination of North Sulawesi, in the heart of the Coral Triangle. The world's largest privately funded reef restoration project continues there since an American mining giant ceased operations earlier this decade.
This remote, pristine environment has thrills to offer divers willing to stray from the beaten path.
The lone dive operator hosting excursions to Buyat Bay hopes that tourism potential here will be realized to the benefit of both the delicate underwater treasures and the local population left unemployed after the end of the gold rush. Sustainable tourism may be the path to a more broad-based prosperity for the future.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/12/19/buyat-bay-reborn.html
Was there a literal Buyat Goldrush? How recently?
ReplyDeleteThere was a literal gold mine at Buyat Bay. The mine was closed in 2004 and the area is undergoing environmental reclamation.
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