Today has been a busy day in Jakarta for our project. In addition to Jim Russell from Brown, who is spearheading the whole project with Satria Bijaksana from the Bandung Institute of Technology, six other foreign researchers from Germany and the USA have now arrived in Jakarta. More scientists, as well as the drillers, will arrive in Jakarta over the next two weeks. After spending one day in Jakarta to obtain the research permit, each of them will spend a couple of days in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, to process temporary residency permit. After that, they may go to Sorowako, the closest town from Lake Towuti. (TDP on facebook)