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Written by Ron B
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Monday, 11 September 2006 |
 Fruit seller at Kinamani with Mt Batur behind Kintamani is a mountain village with good views of the nearby volcanic peak (Mt Batur)and the crater lake (Lake Batur) that is formed in an older larger crater. |
As the area is located on a hill 1,460 meters above sea level, it is cool all the year round and one can feel chilly in the morning and at night. Kintamani volcano has a double crater volcano, where volcanoes erupted three times in 1927, 1929 and as recently as 1947 at the center of a lake formed in a crater that resulted from a eruption long time ago, with unique shape that look similar to a Korean bowl. Even now, smoke is emitting from the crater with frames and a lot of ashes that makes one wonder how soon it will erupt again.  Mt Batur seen from Kintamani Beneath the crater lies lake Batur, which maintains the same depth all the year round even in the rainy season or dry season, leading the residents to a belief that the god has taking care of the lake to keep the same depth, which also reflects the Bali people's belief in the god. Text from www.korindo.co.id |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 11 September 2006 )
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