Mount Patuha, 2300 meters. In southern Bandung area, have a mistery story in the past. People think the Mount Patuha area a scream territory. The peak of Patuha is a meeting point of older leader of native soutern Bandung people. But the mistic story had discloser by Dr Franz Wilhelm Junghun, 1837, a scientist Indo Netherlands-Dutch. He is an agro-bussinesman who love green peace environment. The area was a black forrest. Fullfill with tropical woods. Like rasamala, saninten, huru, samida etch.
By his intriguing and unbeliefable mind, Junghun make a brave journey and explore the forrest of Mount Patuha. Finally, he find an exsotix beautiful lake. Although the lake had explored at 1937, but this area just became as a tourism object at 1987 by PT. Perhutani (Persero) Unit III, Jabar and Banten Division.
Entering the Kawah Putih area, you will not feel afraid but you will be shocked by the beauty scenery in your sight. A big water lake full with white steam above the waters lake. The water colors is not white always. The common color is white. But sometimes became an apple green colors or a bluishgreen. While in the hot sunlight sometime the lake color is like a chocoa milk colors.
The common problem for people is sulphur smelt aroma. Most people fell unhappy about it, sometime make cough syndrome. Not far from the lake, there is a hole fulfill with heavy sulphuris aroma. In the past this is a sulphur source mining and factory, Zwavel Ontgining Kawah Putih. Kawah Putih is an exploding result of Mount Patoha around 10 – 12 BC. There is another lake also. Welknowen as Kawah Saat. There are some tourism shops. They sell many gift and tourism souvenir. The special fruit you can find is strawberry. It is Ciwidey specific fruit. If you visiting Ciwidey . Don’t forget to came Kawah Putih. Because you can find a very eksotic scenery. In a holyday and weekend many tourist visiting this object. Tourist can enjoyed how beautiful this area. This beautifulness will influence your mind. And you will alawys remembering forever.
By his intriguing and unbeliefable mind, Junghun make a brave journey and explore the forrest of Mount Patuha. Finally, he find an exsotix beautiful lake. Although the lake had explored at 1937, but this area just became as a tourism object at 1987 by PT. Perhutani (Persero) Unit III, Jabar and Banten Division.
Entering the Kawah Putih area, you will not feel afraid but you will be shocked by the beauty scenery in your sight. A big water lake full with white steam above the waters lake. The water colors is not white always. The common color is white. But sometimes became an apple green colors or a bluishgreen. While in the hot sunlight sometime the lake color is like a chocoa milk colors.
The common problem for people is sulphur smelt aroma. Most people fell unhappy about it, sometime make cough syndrome. Not far from the lake, there is a hole fulfill with heavy sulphuris aroma. In the past this is a sulphur source mining and factory, Zwavel Ontgining Kawah Putih. Kawah Putih is an exploding result of Mount Patoha around 10 – 12 BC. There is another lake also. Welknowen as Kawah Saat. There are some tourism shops. They sell many gift and tourism souvenir. The special fruit you can find is strawberry. It is Ciwidey specific fruit. If you visiting Ciwidey . Don’t forget to came Kawah Putih. Because you can find a very eksotic scenery. In a holyday and weekend many tourist visiting this object. Tourist can enjoyed how beautiful this area. This beautifulness will influence your mind. And you will alawys remembering forever.
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