Kelimutu, Flores Island, Indonesia
The Kelimutu Volcanic Lakes are located on the island of Flores near the small town of Moni. The tri-colored lakes of Mount Kelimutu are special for natural occurring phenomenon. Due to the ever-changing colours and the varying colours amongst themselves, it is beautifully haunting. The local people here consider it as a resting place for the departed souls. They believed that Mae was a god of the afterlife and those who died will sit by the lakes base on their merits in life. Therefore, it is connected to the names of the lake, when translated meant one for the souls of the people, another for the spirits of young people and lastly for the spirits of soothsayers. The magic of this place is that lakes change colour dramatically and unpredictably from blue or green to red or black, making it one of the natural phenomena to be beheld by many.