Ijen Volcano

Tuesday 22/10 - IJEN VOLCANO (Kawah Ijen, 2368m)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijen

Entrance gate for the National Park (15000Rp).

View on the Ljen volcano.

The Arabica lodge in the coffee plantation,

we had a nice dinner, and the worst breakfast ever.

The Sulfur mine in the volcano crater.

After a hard and steep ascent, finally reaching the lip of the crater.

Behind me the sulfuric acid lake and the fumeroles.

When zooming in, you will see the miners collecting the sulphur.

Rarely these miners reach an age over 40. 

Miners at work in the caldera.

The sulfur source.

Clouds of sulfur dioxide gas.

Despite this, miners collecting the sulfur.

Typically, the miners make two transports per day,

each time porting a 60 to 80kg load over 4km, uphill and then downhill.

Me, with two miners.

Nice turquoise lake... of sulfuric acid.

Ph is 0.5, as for the car battery acid!

Starting the descent back into the valley,

while a porter leaves the crater and other tourists arrive.

 Me, porting a load over few meters.

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