Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Lake Kalimutu


Kelimutu Mount is  has a height 1640 meters above sea level has three crater at the summit called Lake Flores. Flores is the third lake water has a color different and changing every moment. From red to green then red hearts. Sometimes a blackish brown color, and blue. The third broad lake was approximately 1.051 million square meters with a volume of 1292 million cubic meters of water. Boundary between the lake was a narrow stone walls are prone to landslides. The wall is very steep with a 70-degree angle. Wall height of the lake ranges from 50 to 150 meters. Kelimutu last erupted in 1886 and left three-shaped crater lake where the water is colored red (Tiwu ata polo), blue (Tiwu ko'o Nuwa fai muri), and white (ata Tiwu bupu).
These three colors are starting to change since 1969 when the eruption of Mount Iya in Ende, and color change was never the same. According to local belief, the lake with water the color red is the gathering place of the spirits from around the world. Lake with red water is the gathering place of the spirits of evil, deep blue lakes to the youth, and the white lake for the elderly. "The spirits will live in the three lakes that fit their social status," the recognition of one of the staff of the Department of Tourism Kab.Ende Djafar Sidiq who knew about Flores.
On the way to Flores, visitors can enjoy the flora and fauna rarely found in other places such as mountain pine, redwood, edelweiss, porcupines, boars, rats, and birds gerugiwa. Stunning scenery you can also see such activities continue solfatara a steaming crater and the walls are yellow. When you cast a glance toward the east when it reaches the peak of the red lake, a hill seen towering round. That Buu Ria, the highest location in Kelimutu.

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