Aku pertama kali mengenal Sam sekitar tahun 2007 di Bondowoso. Di daerah, wisata alam khususnya ke kawah Ijen belum seramai sekarang. Untuk mendapatkan tamu tak jarang kami mendekati ke hotel, home stay bahkan on the…
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From the Ancient Sea to the Rise of Volcanoes: The Birth of the Ijen Caldera (Part 2)
Delivered in a presentation meeting by Hosnul Wahid at Ijen-Geopark Bondowoso office. Roughly 30 million years ago, deep beneath what is now East Java, the earth began to move.The tectonic plates — those massive slabs…
Understanding Ijen Geopark: The Earth’s Story (Part 1)
Delivered in a presentation meeting by Hosnul Wahid at Ijen-Geopark Bondowoso office. “What is a Geopark?” A Geopark is a kind of geographical model — an area based on its geological characteristics. It can stand…
Ijen Plateau: the Largest Caldera in Java
At the eastern tip of Java – Indonesia, a large caldera region stretching from the catastrophic eruption of an old giant volcano during the Pleistocene geological period, making it the largest caldera in Java with…
Marching Into An Active Volcano With The Sulfur Miners Of Ijen, Indonesia
IBTimes: Marching Into An Active Volcano With The Sulfur Miners Of Ijen, IndonesiaPhoto and Text: Mark Johanson
Photo essay: The sulfur miners of Ijen, Indonesia
A report from Andrés Vanegas Canosa on his independent trip to Ijen volcano sulfur mine.
Where Heaven Meets Hell
A film by Sasha Friedlander.Official Website: whereheavenmeetshell.com Deep in the rain forests of Eastern Java, Indonesia, lies the active volcano, Kawah Ijen, where 500 sulfur miners carrying backbreaking loads, traverse treacherous terrain amidst spectacular vistas and…
Workers Mine Sulfur From Mt Kawah Ijen
photo: Athit Perawongmetha Embed from Getty Images Trip to Kawah Ijen for several days discovering the work and life of sulfur porter on the site and at their village. December , 2011 https://www.athitphoto.com/kawaijen
Landscape of Ijen
Ijen Crater is not only a popular natural tourist destination, but also home to around 400 sulfur miners. This active volcano contains a massive sulfur deposit and offers a magnificent view of a turquoise-colored crater…
The Ups and Downs of Being a Sulfur Miner
A story as told by Imam Busairi (2008) My name is Imam Busairi, started to work as a sulfur miner in 1989. At that time my parents were very poor, we life in a simple way. We don’t have home and should gather with my uncle. I…