Grave stone Lemo

• Interview

Lemo found in a tomb stone on the hill was named hill.This Lemo as rounded shapes resembling a citrus fruit (orange). On this hill there is a stone around the grave of 75 holes, each hole is a grave family.From outside the only door of holes, closed with a wooden board.Position holes is quite high, reaching tens of meters. the corpses in order to cover the hole with a ladder or a rope, he said. Hole is quite large, about 3 meters to 5 meters times.To make a hole is needed, the cost is quite high, around Rp.30 million, because the hole with a chisel to stone hill manually.Work This hole usually takes 6 months to 1 year.

The line of cliffs in many wall-tau (a statue of the person who died), the amount of about 40 units.The existence of tau-tau showed that this tomb is a tomb of the rich, as is to create a variety of conditions must be met, among others, killed 24 head of buffalo.

• Specialties

Lemo's tomb is the oldest tomb in the Toraja number two, while the grave is the oldest stone to Lemo Songgi Patalo.Grave made in the century to about 16.

• Location

Located in the northern city of Makala, at the entrance of this road connecting the town of Rantepao and Makala.

• Access

Lemo can be accomplished with private vehicles in the city or town Makala Rantepao, Tana Toraja Regency Capital.

• Ticket Price

To maintain the site, visitors are donated Rp.5.000,-

• Accommodation and Fasilities

Around the location, there are several stalls of handicrafts typical Toraja.