May 12 2010
Batur Mountain,Bali
In the mountainous region around Kintamani, there is a crater lake of Mount Batur with a deep and hot springs are in turmoil. Cool mountain air with views over the whole course, as beautiful with the presence of several important temples, which have made Kintamani become one of the places that do not forgotten the Bali tourist agenda.
Mount Batur is actually only one of a small volcano, but the location was in the midst of a large crater 14 km in diameter. In addition, Mount Batur adjacent to the crescent-shaped Batur Lake which is surrounded by high walls of the crater edge. Steepness crater size would make you imagine the gigantic eruption of Mount Batur which happened ten thousand years ago.
The mountain is still active today as Balinese people who still remember the explosion that happened in 1917 is where these eruptions have taken thousands of lives and destroyed hundreds of temples. Another Continue Reading »