Bandung Spot

Dutch Cave at Forest Park Ir. Juanda

Forest Park Ir. Juanda at Bandung city was popular. Originally the area which is now designated as Forest Park Ir. H. Juanda is a stretch of mountains from West to East which is a "natural giant water tank" for backup in the dry season. One of the popular thing is The Dutch Cave. The watershed area Cikapundung in Forest Park Ir. H. Juanda built during the Dutch occupation hydroelectric power plant (HEPP) Crooked which is the first hydropower plant in Indonesia in 1918, where the tunnel passing tuffaceous sandstone hills.

On Dutch occupation, this hills was very interesting for military strategic because the location is protected and so close with foursquare of Bandung city. Ahead World War II on begining 1941 military activity of Dutch was increasing. In the tunnel for HEPP Bengkok with long 144 meters and wide 1,8 meters there are 15 caves and 2 doors as high as 3,2 meters. The width which was using for the cave is 0,6 hectar and widely throughout the tunnel 548 meters. Beside for military activties this cave used for Radio Telecomunication Station Dutch because radio station on Malabar Mountain open from the air it was hard to protected it from air aggression.

That was the history. Now I would tell you about my story. When I was in junior high school I have tasks to visited many places in Bandung for Report. So I and my friends went to Dutch Cave which was one of our destinastions. Badly we were not bring flashlight. So we had to rent

it. The price is 3000 rupiahs for a little flashlight. Because we just 2 groups : 8 person and no guide. When we got in we already scared and just keep going in a hurry And when I out from the cave I exposed caterpillars 

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