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The heart of the nation, Java is a complex island of great antiquity: this, after all, is where ancient Java Man stood upright and walked abroad. As such the island, home today to 140 million people and the most populated island on earth, is defined primarily by people.

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From exploring history in Jakarta to hiking up a volcano in a national park, here are the best places to go to in Java.

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