Tutuala administrative post
Tutuala is a village in the Lautém district at Cabo Cutcha the easternmost peninsula of East Timor. The village is famous for cave paintings, several thousand years old, though young when compared to remains of the first inhabitations of the island. Wikivoyage
Population 3,514 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Timor-Leste
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guideWithin a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Mechi celebrations
February – March
The Valu Beach is the venue for the Mechi celebrations, related to beginning of the harvest season.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Tutuala administrative post); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.