Mount Kelimutu, an active volcano is located in central Flores Island of Indonesia. The volcano contains three lakes filled with water of different colors, respectively burgundy red, pale green and dark blue. It is the only place on earth where this amazing color variation takes place.
Local people have for centuries believed that the lakes are the spiritual resting
place of their ancestors. It is said the lakes change color according to the mood
of the spirit – and if that is the case then the souls’ moods are constantly restless.
Tiwu Ata Mbupu (The Lake of Old People)
Tiwu Ata Mbupu (The Lake of Old People) at the western point of the volcano is
typically blue. This is where it is said the spirits of the old who have led righteous
lives go to rest. Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai (The Lake of Young Men and Maidens) is
characteristically green. The third, Tiwu Ata Polo (the Enchanted Lake) is in dark
blood red color. Flores indigenous people believe the souls of the dead people reside
in the lakes.
Tiwu Ata Polo (the Enchanted Lake)
Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai (The Lake of Young Men and Maidens)
In the last three to five years, the lakes of Kelimutu have changed in color,
a phenomenon caused by the geological and chemical processes in the bottom
and walls of the lakes. It could also have resulted from changes in the bacteria
and microorganism populations due to changes in temperature.
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