Origin and Legend of Broken Beach

Broken Beach is known by the locals as Pasih Uug, which literally means "broken beach" because part of its cliff collapsed, forming a natural pool and unique tunnel.Nusa Penida The local folklore that lives there usually revolves around the village that once stood at the site and the mystical experiences that occurred. According to age-old legends, there used to be a village called Telaga Sakti (or Telaga Bakti) and the village was destroyed after a major disaster caused by humans who were dishonest or mistaken in handling a certain event. One version of the story tells that villagers accidentally killed or took animals, such as cows or someone's pet snake, belonging to a small or dwarf person. To test the truth, a child or the dwarf figure would perform a ritual or plant a stick as a test of honesty. Villagers who failed to confess or were not honest caused an earthquake and the ground to collapse, causing the village to disappear and eventually forming Pasih Uug or Broken Beach. This story contains moral values about honesty, personal responsibility, and caution in social interactions—themes often used in bedtime stories for children.