Kayu Aro, Kerinci

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Indonesia has the world's best quality tea. Grows at the foot of Mount Kerinci in Jambi Province. Kayuaro tea its name. Tea is planted in the Garden Tea Kayuaro. 3020 hectares of spacious gardens, located at an altitude of 1400-1600 asl. Is one of the largest tea plantation in the world and second highest after the tea plantations Darjeling at the foot of the Himalayas.

Tea plantation Kayuaro opened in 1925 by the Dutch company NV HVA (Namlodse Venotchhaaf Handle Veriniging Amsterdam). Now, the Tea Plantation Kayuaro managed PTPN VI.

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Entering Kayuaro area, welcomed the cold, also stretch a background of green tea gardens majestic Mount Kerinci. No wonder the Kayuaro earned the nickname "clod of earth thrown heaven to earth."

Because of its natural beauty, so Kayuaro supported a row of tourist sites along Highway homestay meringsek Kayuaro up to the tea garden plots.

Once-homestay homestay researchers used the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to stay in Kerinci Kayuaroo WWF from 1995 to 2000. WWF memfasilitisasi and support homestay owners. WWF examined the short people working with FFI (Flora Fauna International).

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Short people is the name given to an animal that has already seen a lot of people for hundreds of years that often appear around the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra. Although not a few people who have seen, the presence of short-until now is still an enigma. Short man describes his physical body as the creature walked upright (bipedal) about one meter high (between 85 cm to 130 cm) and has lots of hair all over the body.

In addition, because the beauty of the Kerinci attract many foreign tourists, WWF gave guidance to the homeowners that their homes are worth receive foreign guests to stay. Four of which were owned homes Subandi, POND (Nasution), Paiman, and Wandi. Their house is standing on Jalan Raya Kayuaro until now serves also as a homestay. The difference is no longer managed the WWF, but the family are fully addressed.

The scent of wood dark brown and black. Kayuaro teabags produce color older than a lot of tea bags on the market in Jakarta.

Seven mountain lake

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Seven mountain lake, at an altitude of 1996 masl, the highest caldera lake in Southeast Asia. Extent of 960 hectares. The starting point of the climb was in the village of Pelompek, about 15 minutes by bike from the homestay.

When entering the steep jungle trekking begins with incessant. Rise continued to explore the composition of the roots of trees that form a sturdy ladder with the natural slope of 60 degrees to 80 degrees. About 3 hours travel time from the starting point of the climb.

Arriving at the top of the mountain had to be down about 15 minutes with the conditions to reach the lake is steep. Seven Mountain Lake was on the front of the eye, surrounded by seven mountains, which Tebo Hulu, Hulu Sangir, Madura Iron, Moss, Basil, Roast Jar and Seven Mountains where we stood.

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Seven mountain lake almost always surrounded by fog. The water was cool, clear, and clean. Side of the lake there is a wide river of approximately 1 meter. Steep and form a small but torrential waterfall.

Seven mountain lake known as Lake Kerinci people who have a mystical myths. Another story from the companion, the lake is inhabited by two dragons. One male dragon dragons inhabit the lake and one female inhabit the river where I had to fetch water. It is said that if the dragon is a fight, later Kerinci will experience severe flooding because the flood water of Mountain Lake Seven.

Source: kompas.com