Background
Padmasana, Batur Crater Lake (Bali) |
, the very word spells romance and beauty, which has at least 600 different local dialects together in vocabulary of common words and expressions stretched out along the equator like the green ruby and bronze beads of an exquisite necklace. Indonesia is a varied tapestry of life in which that threads of more than 300 different ethnic groups, 1,000 variety of culture, have been woven into a colorful blanket culture and tradition. From the sacred gamel which is believed that it was used to summon the Gods to a meeting on |
Java Mount Lawu to the complex of temple, ritual, and tomb of holy priest surrounding the volcanoes, Indonesian people believe that mountain as a place of their Gods.
| Indonesian's volcanoes
are
endowed with vast biological diversity, and the best known is probably, orange Rafflesia
Arnoldi, stronghold of Indonesia's national bird - Javan Hawk Eagle,
known as burung garuda, and a legendary humanlike creature, sedapa
that has long been rumored to live within Mount Kerinci rainforest.
From the 12,480 feet high at Sumatra to the underground waterfall, Indonesia has at least 400 volcanoes recorded. In fact, the archipelago is situated in the center of notorious 'Ring of Fire', which rocks the Southwest Pacific with dozens of explosions and earthquakes each year. Currently about 130 of these volcanoes are active throughout the islands. Geologically speaking, these volcanoes are perhaps the one common feature that fuses this fragmented archipelago, for aside from them each island has an amazingly different physique and unforgettable scenery. |
Underground waterfall Mt. Slamet (central Java) |
From extensive bands of rain forest to sparkling waterfalls, Indonesia's active volcanoes have grandeur unmatched by any other country.
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Sparkling water in Ranu Kumbolo Crater Lake Mt Semeru (East Java) |