Besides the natural beauty, is the main attraction of foreign tourists coming to Indonesia are indigenous people. Ministry of Tourism and the Creative Economy also seeks to continue to maintain the local knowledge tersebut.Dalam speech at Workshop Creative Economy in Tobelo, North Halmahera, , Minister of Tourism and the Creative Economy, Mari Elka Pangestu expressed his admiration for the indigenous peoples have local knowledge and a rich cultural heritage and colorful of the entire archipelago. He also said that local knowledge is the main attraction for foreign tourists to come to Indonesia. "For travelers who remembered not only beautiful nature or the temple that has historical value, but the friendly local people who have many stories of how they come together and how they maintain the natural and cultural systems, Realizing that, through his ministers, declared his efforts in maintaining Kemenparekraf lokasl wisdom, art and cultural traditions in order not to disappear or become extinct gradually. "First, the cultural heritage should be recorded and documented to prevent if there are others who will take , "said Mari.documentation can be a source of inspiration and a basis for developing the cultural heritage and traditional knowledge without losing the origin so that it has a decent value. Thus the community and related communities can be more prosperous and happy.
Halmahera attraction of foreign tourists
