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South Borneo has hundreds of rivers. With this condition, the river became an important transportation route to the present. Many of the resorts that rely on rivers, including the floating market in the city of Banjarmasin Kuin Estuary.

The famous floating market is typical of southern Borneo, is a tradition that has existed since antiquity.

Estuary Kuin Floating Market is a traditional floating market is located on the river at the mouth of the river Barito of Kuin, Banjarmasin, South Borneo. The merchants and buyers to use boats, boats in the language called Banjar. This market began after dawn prayers until after 07:00. The sun rises in the transaction reflects the light and vegetable crops from the villages along the Barito river and its tributaries. Floating Market Kuin Estuary at the mouth of the river Kuin Barito. This market is open from dawn until after at around 09.00 am. Both vendors and buyers to use a boat called the boats. Materials that are traded among others, vegetables, fruits, fresh fish and garden produce.

Boating women traders who sell their own production or the neighbors called the hamlet, while the purchase of second hand of the hamlet called panyambangan for resale. The
distinction market is still prevalent among the merchants boating barter transactions, which in Banjar language called "bapanduk".

Tourists visiting the South Borneo generally taking the stop here. To be able to feel the atmosphere of the market, the tourist can rent boats boats that many are on the banks of the river. Cost of rent is $ 6,000. Visitors can go around a river or transact.

Kuin floating market is now probably extinct following a change in the land market. Many tourists who visit Kuin must swallow the disappointment of not facing an exotic market that stretches over the water.

Extinction of traditional markets in the region "a thousand rivers" was triggered by a greedy land culture and supported by regional development who always oriented kedaratan. River channels and canals destroyed roads replaced with ease. Communities that have a lot of ships, are now proud to have a motorcycle or car.

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