Dili
Timor Lestes largest town, population 150 000, is beautifully situated along a crescent beach at the base of steep hills. One end of the bay is dominated by a 27- metre/80-foot statue of Christ, the other by a centuries-old lighthouse.
It's a busy, bustling place with a frontier-town flavour. Some of the Portuguese colonial buildings are restored, some painted in rather odd colours.
The two main streets offer a surprising number of shops and sidewalk cafés serving very respectable cappuccinos and sandwiches. Wander a little further though and you'll find the occasional charred ruin dating from the violence in 1999, as well as the thatched dwellings and stalls more typical of the rest of the country.
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