Mount Semeru on High Alert with Volcanic Activity
Mount Semeru, the highest mountain on the island of Java, is on level 2 alert because it has continued to...
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Tourist Hotspot Crater Eruption Ends In Tragedy
While the eruption recorded no fatalities, the response proved disastrous with Search and Rescue Agency officers killed in a helicopter...
Sutiah the Tengger Farmer
Sutiah is a real mountain woman. She lives in a small village high up on the edge of the Tengger...
Krakatau Sojourn
The mention of Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, arouses a variety of gut feelings to...
Sailing the Spice Islands
The great arc of the Indonesian archipelago starts north of the island of Sumatra and curves south and east until...
Indonesia’s Mountains of Fire
With approximately 127 active volcanoes spread across the country, it can be difficult to know where to begin if you...
The Ring of Ijen
Mount Ijen is a volcano complex in East Java, with the most popular attraction being a one-kilometre-wide, turquoise blue, acid...
Climbing Mt. Merapi: No Jumping Pictures, Please
What makes a great Monday morning? Sleeping in? Not wearing any clothes until lunch? How about summiting one of the...