Many of the most interesting sites in Lautém, at the eastern end of Timor-Leste are inside the 123,600 hectare Nino Konis Santana National Park, but there a number of other places worth visiting here. Soon after entering Lautém from Baucau municipality the Maluilada River is a popular place for crocodile spotting.



The nearby Apikuru memorial (Monumento dos Mártires de 1999 Latem) commemorates nine people (including two nuns, three priests, and an Indonesian journalist) who were killed during the unrest in 1999 that accompanied independence.


Lautem is coastal village home to the extensive remains of a Portuguese fort (much of which is above the town and hard to see from the road), number of Japanese bunkers on the beach, and Katolika Church on a hill behind has a Fataluku style roof.




Heading south Titilari has a couple of interesting religious states, including St Anthony standing on a crocodile.


Lospalos is the main town in Lautém, but sights are limited. The Catholic Church (Paróquia São Pedro e São Paulo Lospalos) has an eye catching design, topped with a Fataluku style roof.

Inside was surprisingly small for the size of the town.




There were a few things of interest outside the church.


At the other end of the main street is the Protestant equivalent.

A park at the northern end of this spread out place had a couple of things of interest.











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