Mount Papandayan, west Java Indonesia
Mount Papandayan is a complex stratovolcano, located in Garut Regency, West Java, Indonesia. It is about 15 km to the southwest of the town of Garut. At the summit, there are four large craters which contain active fumarole fields. An eruption in 1772 caused the northeast flank to collapse producing a catastrophic debris avalanche that destroyed 40 villages and killed nearly 3,000 people. The eruption truncated the volcano into a broad shape with two peaks and a flat area 1.1 km wide with Alun-Alun crater in the middle, making the mountain look like a twin volcano. One of the peaks is called Papandayan 2800 m Volcano Activities Since 1772, only small phreatic eruptions were recorded before an explosive eruption that began in November 2002. More recently, the volcano has been quite active. On 14 August 2011 the volcano’s warning status was lifted from Level II, “Vigilant” (Indonesian: Waspada) to Level…
Adventure Cave Exploration is darkness, Silent, Wet adventure
Indonesia is one of land with thousand Cave in The world, and still waiting to explorer by Cavers Adventure, Geologist or just Hobbies for fun Caving is a truly memorable experience and gives you the opportunity to see the hidden side of our limestone areas. For a first really adventurous trip underground it’s a good idea to book on to a guided trip. This will see you properly equipped and in experienced hands Want to try caving but not sure where to begin? Try a show cave. These offer guided underground adventures that don’t involve crawling around on your hands and knees and also combine your adventure with Volcano Trekking tour, or Eco Adventure in Indonesia, we will very happy to help you. [picasaView album=”JavaVolcanoesAdventureTour” instantView=”yes”]
Ile Lewotolo Volcano raised from Normal to be alert Status
Ile Leotolo Volcano is located on the Ile Lewotolo Lembata District, East Nusa Tenggara province, geographically located at position 08 ° 16’15 “latitude and 123 ° 30’18” E with an altitude of 1455 meters above sea level (asl). This volcano had rested 92 years. The last eruption occurred in 1920 a small eruption. Previous eruptions have been recorded be some times that in 1660, 1819, 1849, 1852, 1821, 1864, 1889, and 1920, 1999 September 1st, 2003 An erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia has forced villagers living on its slopes to flee showers of hot ash. The state Antara news agency says the 1,700-metre Mount Lewotobi on Flores island erupted on Sunday evening and was still spewing hot ash on Monday. Residents of at least six villages have fled their homes and are being taken to Konga village, which has not been affected by the eruption. Later reports say that Lewotobi…