A small Catholic town at the foot of a mountain range, Ruteng, on the island of Flores, welcomes visitors who come to see the ancient Manggarai custom of 'caci', or whip fighting. While there, take the opportunity to view the unique spider web rice fields, a dramatic landscape unlike any other on the planet, which offers fantastic photography opportunities. Another reason to visit the area is the Liang Bua limestone cave, slightly north of the town, where in 2003 a potentially new species of Homo genus was discovered.