Mount Kelimutu on the island of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Province is a national park that offers impressive views. Has a height of 1,639 meters, there are three lakes, each of which has a different color. Mount Kelimutu, at an altitude of 5,377 feet, three lakes with different and changing colors is called the Three Color Lake. Kelimutu comes from two words in the local language meaning Mountain (keli) Mendidih (quality). The three lakes above have names and meanings according to the color of the water. The blue lake or "Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai" is a gathering place for the souls of young people who have died. The red lake or "Tiwu Ata Polo" is a gathering place for the souls of people who have died and as long as they have lived they have always committed evil / divination. While the white lake or "Tiwu Ata Mbupu" is a gathering place for the souls of parents who have died. The local people believe that when the lake water changes color, they must offer offerings. The first time this lake was discovered by a Dutch (thousands of Lio people) in 1915, Van Such Telen. Scientifically, the change in the color of Lake Kelimutu is a factor in the mineral content, moss and rocks in the crater and also the influence of sunlight. Scientists believe that this lake was formed from volcanic eruptions in ancient times. This phenomenon has attracted the attention of geologists because of the existence of a lake which has three different colors but is on the same mountain. The local people in Moni believe that the people living around the lake have done something bad and have died. Mount Kelimutu National Park is home to 19 species of birds that are almost extinct, therefore, when visiting
Mount Kelimutu on the island of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Province is a national park that offers impressive views. Has a height of 1,639 meters, there are three lakes, each of which has a different color. Mount Kelimutu, at an altitude of 5,377 feet, three lakes with different and changing colors is called the Three
