Kelimutu lake

Kelimutu is a volcano located on the island of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Province,
Indonesia. The location of this mountain village precisely in Pemo, District Flores, Ende.
This mountain has three crater lakes on top. The lake is known as the Lake of Three
Colors because it has three different colors, namely red, blue, and white. Even so, the
colors are always changing over 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 commit a crime / magick. While the
lake is white or "Tiwu Mbupu Ata" is a gathering place for the souls of parents who have
died.

The third area of the lake of about 1,051,000 square meters with a volume of 1292
million cubic meters of water. Boundary between the lake was a narrow stone walls
prone to landslides. This wall is very steep with 70-degree angle. Lake wall height ranges
from 50 to 150 meters.