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On June 8, 2004, National Geographic Society's Washington, DC, awards Rinjani National Park as The World Legacy for Destination Stewardship category. Mount Rinjani is located on the island of Lombok, Indonesia. Lombok is a small island with an area of approximately 4,725 km². Rinjani has a history as a volcano that has been erupted several times. The 6 km by 8.5 km oval-shaped caldera is filled partially by a crater lake known as Segara Anak. Now, Caldera is becoming a beautiful lake called Lake Segara Anak. Lake segara Anak have an elevation 2.015m above sea level. Take around 18 hours on foot from the village Sembalun Lawang, East Lombok. Segara Anak is a sacred place for the Sasak tribe, the native of Lombok island. In a certain time they go to the lake to worship the gods, while the cure of disease. In addition to the place considered holy, all of the lake is also a source of living. there had batolit below the lake, but many fish can live in the lake, the fish are fish called carper.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Sembalun Village

Sembalun is the gate of Mount Rinjani in the East side, Lombok Timur. You can reach Sembalun village from Aikmel (small city in Lombok Timur) using Engkel (A diesel minibus). It takes about 3 hours from Aikmal, walking through a farming area, rice fields, union farm, potatoes, tobaccos, and garlic farm.
Sembalun is located about 1.100 meters above sea level. The temperature is changing rapidly, suddenly. Cloud and fog is become it's environment. In the morning, the temperature could reach 7 degrees Celcius (June to August).
Posted by Eddy Supriadhi at 5:20 PM

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