Lake Kelimutu (Flores - Indonesia)

      Flores is a combination word of "keli" meaning mountain and the word "quality" which means to boil. According to local belief, the colors on the lake Flores has the meaning of each and have a very powerful natural forces.

        Lake Flores is Kelimutu mountain top, when traveling from the airport reached Frans Seda, Maumere approximately 83 km. To reach the lake, located about 51 kilometers east of the town of Ende, tourists can use the motor vehicle from Ende, also can use the intercity bus and headed to the village of Moni .. Landscape in the region is very charming. Thick white fog that moves slowly cover the top of Mount Kelimutu (approximately 1,640 meters above sea level) is a very typical sight around three colored lake at the summit of the mountain.

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. The lake is colored 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 deceased parents.Flores entered the district of Ende, and to rise to the top of Kelimutu must be done in the morning at 03.00 am, due at 10:00 pm the weather is usually foggy summit lake already. To reach the top of Lake Flores is 14 km from the place of accommodation (homestay / bungalow), with the use of motor vehicles connected by foot.

Discoloration

       A number of the suspect, change the color of the water in the lake due to Kelimutu volcano activity, refracting sunlight, the micro biota water, the dissolved chemical substances, as well as due to the reflection color of the walls and bottom of the lake. A brief explanation that the water color changes to blue-white (now green) is made possible by changes in the chemical composition of the water crater due to changes in volcanic gases, or may also be due to rising temperatures.Meanwhile, the increasing concentration of iron (Fe) in the fluid causes the red color to black (dark brown now). The moss green moss species possible from biota tertentu.Lalu about the wall of separation between Tiwu nua muri ko'o fai with Tiwu ata polo is given a brief explanation that the geology of the corner, the wall of the lake is the most unstable. With the adjacent position, especially if there is an earthquake with large scale, it is possible both lakes

will menyatu.Selain that, given the Flores Island including seismic area, necessary studies to be able to inform travelers on where to shelter locations when around Lake Kelimutu .The locals believe that the lake is the third color change indicates that natural phenomena will arise like a volcano erupting, the landslides, natural disasters or other calamities.In the colonial period, Lake Flores was found by Van Suchtelen, Dutch government officials in 1915. This lake is known as Father Bouman started publishing articles about Kelimutu Lake. The volcanic lake is considered magical or mysterious, because the lake is the third color change over time. Originally Lake Flores is known to have three colors, namely red, white and blue, in some documents, which are now black lake, before 1970 red, as shown in the bills RI Rp 5,000 long.


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