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Sumur Jalatunda, water trapped in a fractured crater millions years ago, depth over 200 meters, Indo

A crater lake surrounded by myths, Sumur Jalatunda is a niche fractured crater filled by rainwater millions years ago, depth is varying from 90 to 200 meters.

One myth is long time ago an evil queen made humans sacrifice to the lake, and her spirit dwell on a cave near the crater. A devout person meditate solely on her would have his/her wishes fulfilled.

Other myth is the belief that the crater is a portal gate to another realm, the dungeons of the dragons.

The locals took this seriously and the whole place is fenced and taken care by a spiritual guardian "juru kunci".

Picture taken from Sumur Jalatunda, Dieng Plateau, Central Java, Indonesia.

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Uploaded on January 29, 2022
Taken on June 14, 2017