Flores mountain is a volcano located
on the island of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Exact location
of this mountain in the village of strikes, District Flores, Ende. This
mountain has three crater lakes on top. This 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 force of
nature.
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 do evil / witchcraft. While the lake is white or "Tiwu Mbupu
Ata" is a gathering place for the souls of parents who have died.
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 prone to
landslides. The wall is very steep with 70-degree angle. Lake wall height
ranges from 50 to 150 meters.
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