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| transporting sulfur source : Selfirarizky/dTraveler |
If the Central Java have Dieng Plateau, East Java have Ijen Plateau. Ijen Plateau offers the charm and natural beauty of East Java semerak bermekarannya edelweiss flower.
Ijen Plateau is flanked by three cities in East Java, namely Banyuwangi, Bondowoso, and Situbondo. However, Mount Ijen crater itself lies in two areas, namely Banyuwangi and Bondowoso.Mount Ijen Crater is one of the still active volcano in East Java, with an altitude of 2443 masl. The mountain is included in the National Park Alas Purwo. From the top of the mountain, visitors can see the beauty of the crater. Bluish green color of the crater, adorned with fog and smoke of sulfur is very charming eye could see.
The trip to Ijen crater is quite impressive. Visitors have to climb and pass a gravel road. Challenges do not stop there, the slope of the road which reaches 45 degrees a barrier to using them for penanjak.
But you need not worry, all difficulties will be paid by the beauty of the beautiful coffee plantation on the slopes of the mountain. In addition, you also see a variety of beautiful plants in the highlands, one of which is the edelweiss flower.
Mount Ijen Crater not only serve its natural beauty, but also the frenzied activities of sulfur miners who gives a distinct impression. You can see a lot of busy miners move to transport sulfur.
Yes, the crater of Mount Ijen is known as a producer of sulfur. That's what makes the archipelago, or even foreign tourists are willing to come all the way to the crater of Mount Ijen. All of them wanted to witness firsthand the activities of the miners.
To reach the crater of Mount Ijen, you can over-Sempol Bondowoso route a distance of up to 90 km, and takes about 2.5 to 3 hours. Then proceed to the post of Sempol Paltuding as far as 15 miles. Pos Paltuding is where the visitors report before entering the crater area.
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| sulfur of Ijen crater source : Mochammad Rizky M/dTraveler |
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credit to Putri Rizqi Hernasari
