Three Color Lakes of Kelimutu, Central Flores Island, Indonesia

Kelimutu is a volcano, close to the town of Moni in central Flores Island of Indonesia containing three summit crater lakes of varying colors Lake or Tiwu Flores in the top three sections corresponding to the color - the color that is in the lake. The lake is blue or "Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai" is a gathering place for the souls of young people who have died. The lake is colored red or "Tiwu Ata Polo" is a gathering place for the souls of the deceased during his life and 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.

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The lake have been a source of minor phreatic eruptions in historical time. Kelimutu is also of interest to geologists because the three lakes are different colors yet reside at the crest of the same volcano.

According to the local officer at Kelimutu National Park, the colour changed by chemical reaction of any minerals contained in the lake in triggered by volcano gas activity.