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Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo

Kabupaten Bantul · DI Yogyakarta · Indonesia

AI rating4.5

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Head to Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo in Parangtritis, Kretek, Bantul Regency. The pin follows the Google Maps attraction listing, not the centre of the entire geological area, camera coordinates or a surveyed entrance. Confirm routes, access and permitted activities with the operator. Follow barriers and conservation directions; ATVs in the archive photograph do not establish that vehicle activity is currently permitted.

Official source: place identity and story

Official source: place location

Google Maps: The provisional AI reference adopts one Google Maps aggregate unchanged: 4.5/5 from 10,349 reviews on the Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo listing, checked on 7 October 2026. It includes no independent assessment of quality or access; confidence was not calculated. Not a personal experience assessment or a Floopel user rating.

Photo credits

Archive photograph Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo, 2022-01-03.jpg — Dede2008, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken on 3 January 2022 and uploaded on 21 April 2022. EXIF records a Samsung SM-A325F and software A325FXXU2AUJ4. Earlier source operations are unverified. Commons resized the 4624 × 3468 source to 1280 × 960; input was sent with unchanged Floopel bytes, without cropping, retouching, blurring or AI. No claim of raw or previously uncropped pixels is made. The media system processes files for delivery; public byte identity and EXIF retention are not claimed. The photograph is an archive view, not a guarantee of current conditions or access.

Why it matters

Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo offers another way to read Bantul’s coast through sand and wind. This area in Parangtritis, Kretek is known for its sand-dune landscape. Bantul tourism sources describe the role of wind in moving and shaping the sand. The archive photograph shows an open sandy plain with hills behind it, together with people and vehicles present when it was taken. The view invites attention to the relationship between landforms and human activity, without suggesting that the whole area is untouched. Sand can change, and caring for this landscape is part of its visiting story. Confirm current routes and permitted activities with the operator rather than drawing conclusions from vehicles in an older photograph.

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