Indonesia is an archipelagic country that stretches so long, and is blessed with millions of privileges and beauty. Not only broad and consists of various islands, Indonesia is also a land that is blessed with a bumpy land, mountainous, with extraordinary beauty.
Among the towering mountains, there is another beauty of freshwater lakes lying so high. Quoted from the official website of the Indonesian tourism ministry, This is the 10 highest lake in Indonesia.
● Lake Habema (3321 m)
Located in the middle of a very beautiful valley in the Trikora Mountains, Papua. This lake is located at an altitude of 3321 meters above sea level. The lake is often a resting place for climbers who want to climb the top of Trikora. Surrounded by the natural vegetation of the mountains in the form of orchids and when the weather is nice you can see the majestic of Trikora peak.
● Lake Beetle (2702 m asl)
Located on Mount Masurai, Jambi. In this Masurai mountain area there are two lakes, namely Beetle lake and Mabok lake. From the lake Beetle we can see the natural beauty of Sumatra's rainforest and Gagah of Mount Kerinci.
● Lake Ranu Kumbolo (2469 m)
Located at the foot of Mount Semeru, compared to Ranu Pani and Ranu Regulo, this lake is most often visited by climbers who want to climb the peak Semeru. This lake is located at an altitude of 2469 meters above sea level with a temperature of 1-5 degrees Celsius at night.
● Lake Ranu Regulo (2256 m asl)
Still at the foot of Mount Semeru, located not far from Lake Ranu Pani, the lake is located at an altitude of 2256 meters above sea level.
● Lake Tage (2192 m asl)
Located in Paniai District, 5 km from the Capital of Painai-Madi, Papua. To enjoy the beauty of nature you have to go quite challenging, access to the lake Tage can use the plane to land in the city of Enarotali, then continued by speedboat ride to Wotai port for 30 minutes and ride up and down the mountain for 30 minutes. Until finally you can see the beauty of Lake Tage.
● Lake Ranu Pani (2162 m dpl)
Lake Ranu Pani is located in the village of Ranu Pani, the foot of Mount Semeru, East Java. If you want to climb Mount Semeru, the beauty of this lake often tempts the climbers to stop by for a moment to enjoy the beauty of nature.
● Segara Anak Lake (2010 m asl)
Hidden inside a large crater of Mount Rinjani, Lombok Island. Because of the beauty of nature and the largest source of water in this area is often used as a resting place for climbers who want to reach the top of Rinjani. In the middle of Segara Anak lake there is still active Barujari Mountain.
● Mountain Lake Seven (1983 m asl)
Lake Gunung Tujuh is one of many lakes in Kerinci district in Jambi province. This is an amazing tourist place to visit. The location of Gunung Tujuh Lake is in Kecamatan Kayu Aro. About 50 km from Sungai Penuh to Pelompek village.
Lake Gunung Tujuh in Kerinci Seblat National Park not only has natural wealth. But also a unique story, about the "short people" who guard the area.
Short people in question is a small creature as high as 50 cm in the form of a combination of humans and orangutans. He does not tail, but his feet are facing back. Some residents claimed to have seen it, but the creature disappeared as fast as lightning.
Jeremy Holden and Debby Martir, two British tourists, also claimed to have seen the creature was glimpsed. They have been conducting research in the region since 1995. WWF has also funded research to uncover the mystery of this short man and a number of cameras installed in the forest in the region.
But until now the animal was never seen. Although it is in the heart of the national park, there is no "short person". Precisely birds and beavers that swim back and forth in the lake.
The possibility of these creatures has moved into the deeper forest area in line with the start of the many people who come to the area of Lake Gunung Tujuh.
Lake Gunung Tujuh is a volcanic lake formed by volcanic activity hundreds of years ago. The length is about 4.5 kilometers with a width of about 3 kilometers.
● Anggi Gigi Lake (1953 m asl)
Anggi Gigi is a lake located in the Arfak Mountains at an altitude of about 1,953 meters above sea level with a temperature range of 8-20 degrees Celsius, having beautiful scenery with hill covered curves of sub-alpine plants.
● Lake Tigi (1948 m asl)
Located at an altitude of 1948 meters above sea level in Paniai District, Papua. Lake Tigi has a small island in its center like Toba Lake in Sumatra, where on the small island there is a stone with a trail of humans and dogs, local people describe the trail as a survival in the wild.