Pantai Kuta, Beach in Kuta, Indonesia.
Pantai Kuta is a beach in Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali, facing the Indian Ocean. Its shoreline runs roughly 2.5 to 5 kilometres of light tan sand, with rows of wooden-framed lounge chairs and green, white and red umbrellas set out on the sand; one green umbrella carries the white text "Segitiga Adventure".
Fishermen used this coast for centuries as an anchorage for their traditional jukung boats, until surfers from Australia discovered the waves in the 1970s. Road expansion and hotel construction began soon after, completely changing the village structure within a few years.
Kuta is called the sunset beach, in contrast to Sanur, known for sunrise; visitors gather on the sand in the evening to watch the sun go down over the Indian Ocean. The beach has been Bali's main tourist area since the early 1970s, and vendors sell food and drinks along the sand toward Legian Beach.
Schools along the beachfront offer surfing lessons for beginners, and the wave breaks are close enough to shore to make practice easy. Changing rooms and showers are located in several sections along the coast, usually near main access points.
Kuta's shore is cleaned each morning by loader vehicles of the Badung Regency hygiene service, working with the Kuta Traditional Village and Balawista lifeguards. West winds each year carry waste from nearby river mouths onto the sand, a problem also tackled by the TNI and local tourism businesses.
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