DSC5645

Life of Spice - North Maluku, Indonesia

The volcanic islands of North Maluku in Indonesia were once the source of great wealth in Southeast Asia, with foreign powers forever eager to get their slice of the action, but it wasn’t down to gems or precious metals, rather mace, clove and nutmeg. Helen Graves discovers the treasures of the original 'Spice Islands'

Discover

Get Premium access to all the latest content online

Subscribe and view full print editions online... Subscribe