Research Article
Monkey: Its Habitat and Stories for Tourism Support
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-11-2022.2329419, author={Hipolitus Kristoforus Kewuel and Hanifati Alifa Radhia}, title={Monkey: Its Habitat and Stories for Tourism Support}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Cultural Sciences of Brawijaya, ISCS 2022, 9--10 November 2022, Malang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ISCS}, year={2023}, month={6}, keywords={monkey and its habitat natural tourism destination history and myths of monkey monkey and humanity reflection}, doi={10.4108/eai.9-11-2022.2329419} }- Hipolitus Kristoforus Kewuel
Hanifati Alifa Radhia
Year: 2023
Monkey: Its Habitat and Stories for Tourism Support
ISCS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-11-2022.2329419
Abstract
At Wendit Recreational Waterpark, Mangliawan Village, Malang Regency, thousands of monkeys occupy the area which potentially become a unique and interesting tourism asset besides the physical presence of its natural attraction. The ethnography approach aims to discover the natural and cultural prosperity behind the presence of those monkeys so it can be organized as a tourism attraction from different point of views. The findings reveal that first, the presence of thousands of monkeys at Wendit has a historical background and myths implying meaningful messages and significances for the current and future generations. The histories and myths also show the prominence and interrelation of the past great kingdoms in the archipelago. Second, the presence of thousands of monkeys has evoked interest of society to contemplate the extraordinary phenomenon of the origin of those monkeys, their survivals, and humanity values that should be developed reflecting from the lives of the monkeys.
