Kelimutu (lake three colors) mix of beauty and mystical

Natural tourist sites are located on the island of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Kelimutu name is precisely volcano located in the village Pemo, District Flores, Ende. To reach the site takes about three hours drive from the town of Maumere using four-wheel vehicle, this mountain has three crater lakes on top. The lake is known as the Lake of Three Colors because it has three different colors, namely red, blue, and white. Even so, the colors are always changing over time.
Changes that could have been caused by mineral content, the influence of biota type moss and rocks in the crater. For local people that the color change has its own meaning, NamaKelimutu is a combination word of “keli” meaning mountain and the word “quality” which means to boil. According to local belief, the colors on each lake Flores has its own meaning and has a very powerful natural forces.

Lake or Tiwu Flores in the top three sections corresponding to the color - the color that is in the lake. Blue lake or “Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai” is a gathering place for the souls of young people who have died. Lake of the red or “Tiwu Ata Polo” is a gathering place for the souls of the dead and as long as he lived always commit a crime / magick. While the lake is white or “Tiwu Mbupu Ata” is a gathering place for the souls of parents who have died. The third area of the lake of about 1,051,000 square meters with a volume of 1292 million cubic meters of water. Boundary between the lake was a narrow stone walls prone to landslides. This wall is very steep with 70-degree angle. Lake wall height ranges from 50 to 150 meters. Flores is one of those tourist destination is very popular on the island of Flores, in addition to the Komodo dragon, the traditional village of Bena, and Marine Park Riung beautiful. Volcanic lake is considered magical and mysterious as the lake is the third color changing, over time. Earlier this lake is the color of red, white, and blue.
Kelimutu himself had erupted in 1886 and left three crater-shaped lake and designated as a national park since February 26, 1992. Flores is also a good place for those who like hiking and enjoy a tropical mountain village region.

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