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Sunrise at volcanic blue lake

The blue flames of burning lava coming out from Ijen volcano and the lake are just extraordinary. The colour of the lake is super intense and unique and it's the largest natural acid lake in the world. We started hiking at 1:00 to get to the crater of Ijen volcano 3 or 4 hours later to be able to see the neon blue flames. So what you see in the picture is the view from the top that morning.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Java, Indonesia
Copyright: © Coral Li Hsu