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| Lake Tarusan Kamang, Agam regency, West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. (Photo By: Erison, J. Kambari, November 2012) |
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| Lake Kamang Tarusan, when the water receded and the lake turns into grassland. (Photo By: Erison, J. Kambari, July 2012) |
There is no definite time, when the lake receded and how long a dry lake water. In 2012, the water level of Lake Tarusan Kamang dry for one year. The water then appeared again five months ago. Currently (March 2013) the area was still a lake, where children swim and people fishing. "Sometimes these lakes could dry up and become a pasture for up to five months, even up to two years," said Sukri, boatman and youth leaders in Kamang Mudiak. "Likewise, when filled with water, can be five months to two years, uncertain time."
According to Sukri, when the lake water rose to the surface, usually accompanied by the sound of explosions in the foothills. Sometimes the sound was heard from several places, such as the sound of a kettle of hot water, and three days later the water flowing from the holes in the limestone foothills located around the lake and turn a lake into meadows.
Lake Tarusan Kamang allegedly has existed 70 thousand years ago. Therefore, none of the people who build houses in the watershed that will turn into a lake. Lake Tarusan Kamang now began to be the object of tourism. "Many karst lakes in other regions, but only Lake Tarusan Kamang that have a direct connection with the underground river that appears unique phenomenon," said Andang Bakhtiar, geologists in Indonesia who is also a former chairman of the Association of Indonesian Geologists. He has been researching Lake Tarusan Kamang on February 23, 2013.
Karst hills in Lake Tarusan Kamang much older age of the karst in Java. Karst in Kamang old estimated 400 to 300 million years as evidenced by the many trees that thrives on it. In addition to the Lake Tarusan Kamang, many are also caves active at the bottom of the karst hill, underground rivers, and underground lakes. But its existence has not yet been investigated. For cave tour enthusiasts, this place is very interesting because the cave is still active. In addition, there is no cave mapping and mapping underground river in Lake Tarusan Kamang.
The scenery around the lake is flanked Bukit Barisan Mountains and the wall of a hill that extends as a barrier between Kamang Hilia and Kamang Mudiak not less interesting than landscapes elsewhere. Likewise, the surrounding hills which could potentially be developed into a location for paragliding. Culinary in Kamang which can be purchased at the shop or home residents are "karupuak Kamang". Not far from Lake Tarusan Kamang and still in Nagari Kamang Mudiak, there is an object called grotto Kamang tourism. This tourist attraction is a long hole in the cliff, and on the inside there is the stones of stalagtite and stalagmite that beautiful.
If you want to visit Lake Tarusan Kamang, you can rent a motorbike from the city of Bukittinggi, then headed to Kamang Mudiak. You can also use the rural transportation car from the terminal of Aur Kuning in Bukittinggi. The cars have a code K 01 and K 03.
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