Kelimutu is a crater lake situated atop Mount Flores (volcano) located on the island of Flores, NTT Province, Indonesia. The mountain location is precisely in the Village Pemo, District Flores, Ende.
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.
Lake or Tiwu Kelimutu divided into three sections corresponding to 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 of parents who have died.
Kelimutu 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.
The residents around Lake Kelimutu believe, that when the lake changed color, they have to give offerings to the spirits of people - those who have died.
The third broad lake was approximately 1,051,000 square meters with a volume of 1292 million cubic meters. The boundary between the lake is 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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