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    SILVER AND SAND

    Mar 18, 2020 4 minutes

    MOST people lucky enough to have walked all or part of the 223km Larapinta Trail in the West MacDonnell Ranges, near Alice Springs, would agree it’s the combination of stunning scenery and the rich Indigenous history that combine to make the Larapinta one of the most popular multi-day walks in Australia today.

    Home to the Arrernte (pron: Ah-runda) people, whose ancestors have inhabited the region for around 40,000 years, the Larapinta is part of Tyurrentye (as the area is known to the Traditional Owners) and is a living landscape with deep spiritual significance to the 16 traditional estates that make up the area.

    The whole area abounds with sacred sites

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