Kelimutu Crater, Moni, Flores

There are 3 lakes at the top of this volcano, one turquise, one black (which you can just see), and another reddish one behind. Local legend is that your soul goes into one of the lakes - which one depends on the life you lead.

Guns, Germs and Steel

March 4th 2005
Do a Google search on 'Flores' and you will see that this far out Indonesian island gained worldwide attention last year as the place where they found a little 'hobbit' person's remains. Only about 12000 years old, it is supposedly a previously unknown human relative. Ardent evolutionists and creationists have been jumping up and down in their armchairs about it ever since. The scenery in Flore ... read more

Asia » Indonesia

The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more

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