The wonders and beauty of Lake Kelimutu

if you are familiar to travel to the are of the lake and mountains, you will defenity be familiar with the lake water greenish and black, but not for the three mountain lakes at kalimutu in flores. the is located at an altitude of 1.690 meters above sea level, is located in the village of pemo, disctrict Flores, Ende, FLores Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Lake Flores is composed of three different lakes and distance from each other not so much. each lake has it own uniqueness, especially from the color of the lake water. the first laked named Tiwu Mbupu Ata, the lake was named Muri Koo Fai both Tiwu called Nuwa and the third lake called Tiwu Ata Polo.

The first and second lake flores was located very close together, while the third large lake is approximately 1.5km to the west.

The third large lake is approximately 1.051.000 Square meters with a volume of 1292 million cubic meters of water. the boundary between the lake is very narrow and stone walls prone to landslides. This wall is very steep with a 70 degree angle. altitude lakes ranged from 50 to 150 meters. water color of the three lakes are different from each other and always changing from time to time, especially water color Tiwu Nuwa Muri (twelve times the change in the last twenty-five years).

As with the custom of the East , particularly in Indonesia can not be separated from the legend , the people of Flores also has a legend with this kelimutu lake . Flores people believe , that Mae was the god in charge of organizing life in the hereafter . The spirits of those who died , one by one will sit on the lake kelimutu based charity during the life of devotion . Because of this habit and belief , the names of lakes kelimutu part has a meaning , such as the first name , the lake Tiwu Ata Mbupu this lake has a meaning as the soul of the people , while for the second Nuwa Muri Koo Fai lake Tiwu intended as a ghost lake young people and the third lake Ata Polo Tiwu means lake ghost seers .

Natural wonders of Lake Flores , gives exceptional charm . In addition to the three lakes , in Flores also has an arboretum , forest Mini which has an area of ​​4.5 hectares , where the growth of various types of trees that represent potential biodiversity Kelimutu National Park . There are many different types of flora , amounting to 78 Flora , 2 ( two ) of these species are endemic Uta Onga Flores ( Begonia kelimutuensis ) and Turuwara ( Rhondodenron renschianum ) and three species of mammals , namely rodents Lawo ( Rattushainaldi ) , Deke ( Papagomys armandvillei ) , Wawi ndua ( Susheureni ) .

At the time of the flowering season between May to August , Lake Flores became like a flower garden of Eden because it will give a red color on the edge of the lake . There are also endemic bird species Flores , Gerugiwa ( Monarcha sp ) , endemic bird whose voice is very melodious and often called bird life , because it rarely appears and difficult to find . With the birds chirping noisy clank , it is part of the always welcome your arrival in Flores each dawn , chirp with 11 different sounds.