Kelimutu Three Colors Lake
Kelimutu is a volcano located on the island of Flores, NTT Province, Indonesia. The exact location of this mountain village Pemo, District Flores, Ende. This mountain has three crater lakes on top. The lake is known as the Lake Three Colors because it has three different colors, namely red, blue, and white. However, the colors are always changing with the passage of time. 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 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 do evil, witchcraft. While the lake is white or Tiwu Mbupu Ata is a gathering place for the souls o
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