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Enjoying the Beautiful in Kawah Ijen in East Java

This is one of Indonesia's natural beauty charm charming. You will be presented with exceptional natural charm and uniqueness of traditional sulfur miners.




Indonesia is the country with the charm of the natural wonders, the activity of an unusual natural conditions can be found almost throughout the country, one of which is the phenomenon of the caldera that have the "privilege" of the volcano is still active, which is called the crater, which is located at the border two districts banyuwangi and bondowoso.Arena process eruption crater filled with water, forming a crater lake which is very beautiful and amazing.

Has a height of 2,443 m above sea level, walled caldera as high as 300-500 m and has 4 times erupted in 1796, 1817, 1913 and 1936.



In the morning, when the sun hides behind the mountains but you can still enjoy its beauty unattainable by a sense of peace. Ijen Crater is located on top of Mount Ijen is a series of volcanoes in East Java such as Bromo, Semeru, and Merapai. Located in the area of Mount Ijen crater Travel and Tourism Ijen Park Reserve District Slippery precisely in Banyuwangi regency and district Klobang.

Kawah Ijen crater is one of the most acid in the world. Acidity of this crater has a very high acidity level that is close to zero so that it can dissolve human body even clothes quickly. In addition, the crater temperature reaches 200 degrees Celsius, adding amazed this huge crater. Ijen Crater which has blue and golden green when exposed to sunlight.



Uniquely situated in the center of the crater is the largest caldera on the island of Java. Size of the caldera about 20 km. Size of the crater itself is around 960 meters x 600 meters. This crater is located at a depth of more than 300 meters below the caldera wall. The water was pretty calm crater and bluish green.

The volume of water crater about 200 million cubic meters with heat reaching 200 degrees Celsius emits a green glow golden as the sunlight hit from behind Mount Merapi, twin sister of Mount Ijen. This is the view of the beautiful double. Kawah Ijen sulfur mining is also the greatest place in East Java who still use the traditional way.


In the field there is a lake southeast solfatara which is the crater lake wall and in the western part of the crater there Dam that is upstream of the Kali Banyupait. Field solfatara Mount Kawah Ijen volcanic gas releases are always with high concentrations of sulfur gases and odors that sometimes sting.



While at Ijen crater area, visitors can see the miners were busy carrying piles of sulfur on their backs, down the steep and filled with toxic gases that are harmful.

Dangerous crater has extraordinary beauty with turquoise-colored sulfur lakes with dramatic and elegant touch. Ijen lake has zero degrees of acidity and has a depth of 200 meters. Very strong acidity can dissolve clothing and human fingers.



For those who like to be adventurous, to reach Mount Ijen can be accessed from two directions, namely, from the north and from the south. From the north, can be achieved through Situbondo towards Sempol (Bondowoso) through Wonosari and dilajutkan to Paltuding. Jaral Situbondo Paltuding to about 93 km and can ditemput about 2.5 hours.

From the south, can be passed on to the slippery Banyuwangi within 15 Km. Of Slippery towards Paltuding within 18 Km and forwarded using Jeep or other heavy car about 6 km before to Paltuding. This is because the roads are winding and uphill.




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