 Oecussi - East Timor
Many of the buildings in Oecussi were destroyed in 1999 but there are a few interesting remnants left standing that still give the place a Portugese feel.
This one was an official Oekusse - Ambeno government office.
Rows of Indonesian buildings that have been burnt down line some of the streets.
I have heard that Oecussi was one on the parts of East Timor that got the most serious thrashing when the Indonesians left in '99 but it seems to me that the damage was spread throughout the entire country pretty evenly.
Everywhere you go in East Timor you will see destroyed buildings. It is almost erie.
 Most of the damaged buildings have not been repaired because there is a question of who actually owns them and no one wants to invest money fixing them up when there is a good chance they will not get clear title to the property.
Perhaps the government should step up to the plate and get things moving. It's depressing having all these thousands of destroyed buildings everywhere you look.
Oecussi - East Timor
dec 2006 www.dutchpickle.com
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