Cultural Animal Park KINANTAN Clan is the oldest zoo in Indonesia and is a zoo that has most complete collection of animals in Sumatra. In the garden there are binantang the beranama pedestrian bridge that connects jambatan limpapeh this zoo fort tourism objects Fort De Kock.
Zoo was built in the Dutch colonial era in 1900 with the name on the Mount Stormpark Cubadak Bungkuak. Development was designed by Conteleur Gravenzande who served in Bukittinggi. At the beginning of construction, the park has yet to have a collection of animals. New in 1929 made the zoo to include several collections of animals in the park.
The zoo was originally named the Garden Bungo then change the name of a Park Garden Bungo Youngest Puti. In the year 1995 through local regulation (perda) No. 2 years back in 1995 the name change from Park to Park Youngest Puti Marga Satwa and Culture KINANTAN.
Mount Singgalang, a mountain fire which is not active. The mountain is covered with tropical rain forest, climbing steep tracks and there are 2 pieces lake at the top of the Goddess Pond and Lake Beetle.
Mount Singgalang is one of the few mountains in West Sumatra Province. Singgalang mountain heights reached 2.877 meters above sea level. Mount Singgalang geographically located in Agam District. This mountain was right to stand firm on the Mount Merapi.
Mount Singgalang have Dipterokarp forest hill, forest Upper Dipterokarp, Montane forest, and forest or forest Ericaceous mountain. Dipterokarp Forest Hill is a forest area located at an altitude between 300 to 750. Main principal species Seraya, Keruning Main, Main and Meranti. Top Dipterokarp forest is a forest area located at an altitude of 750 to 1.200 meters, the main species of Main and Main Meranti Bukit Damar Minyak.
Lake Maninjau a volcanic lake, located at an altitude of 461.50 meters above sea level. The extent of approximately 99.5 km ² and has a maximum depth of 495 meters. The existence of Lake Maninjau created a legend Bujang Sembilan, which is believed by the public about its existence. Once there was a family consisting of 10 men, 9 men and a woman named Sani. Keelokkan Sani looks and behavior into its own allure for a young man named Sigiran. In short they then establish romance. One day they were accused of immoral acts by the footmen.
To prove it, they jumped into the crater of the mountain Review. They swear if they committed acts of immorality then the mountain will not erupt, and if they do not perform immoral acts then this mountain would erupt. Finally, the volcano erupted and the eruption formed a large crater which is then filled by water and became lakes like now.
First President of the Republic of Indonesia Ir. Sukarno in a while visiting Lake Maninjau and amazed by its beauty. To express his admiration for those he wrote a poem which reads "If you eat arai Pinang, eat with a green betel leaves, do not come to the Ranah Minang, if you drop by to Maninjau". Poem written by the first President of the Republic of Indonesia is, quite representative to describe the beauty of natural scenery of Lake Maninjau exotic.
