Kawah Putih (White Crater)

History

Formerly the local people consider the region Patuha and White crater this as a mystical area, no one dared to touch or to get there. It is said that because of mystical, even a bird flying over the crater will die.

Mystery White crater lake beauty was revealed in 1837 by a German-born Dutch botanist researcher, Dr. Junghuhn Franz Wilhelm (1809-1864) who conducted research in this area. As a scientist, Junghuhn simply do not trust the stories the local community. As he traveled through the wilderness study Patuha, he finally found a beautiful crater lake.

About Kawah Putih

white crater is a lake perched on top of Mount Patuha with a height of 2434 m, a distance of 46 km from Bandung to the crater lake.The Color of "it" may change from time to time depending on the weather. When the rain (or in the morning), the color will be white crater usually accompanied by a thin mist turned into a long grayish. But when the weather is nice, the lake will appear white color bluish green.