White Crater

Area 25 ha, RPH Patuha, BKPH Ciwidey, KPH Bandung, South Village Nature Endah, Kecam, jill Pasir Jambu, Kabupaten Bandung.

This place is located at an altitude of 2434 m dpl, the field configuration is generally hilly land to. The temperature around 8 - 22 0 C. water source, depending on the rainy season. Humidity 90%, while the annual rainfall recorded between 3743 - 4043 mm / year.


Potential Areas

Wana is a tour that has a daily tour of the natural form of natural forests and volcanic craters. Daily tours that can be done is the cross and mountain climbing.

Plants that are on the tour this Wana namely: alang - alang, saliara, kingkilaban, kirinyuh, flower, white wood, pine and Rasamala.

Animals who are in Wana this tour are: sanca, owl, surili, tiger, wolf.
Tourism Potentials

Mount Patuha Ciwidey considered by society as the oldest mountains. However Patuha reputedly came from the town of Pak Tua (old), so that local people often call this the old name of Mt. Lebioh from seabad ago, the peak of Mount Patuha anker considered by the local community so that no one dare to come there. Therefore, the existence and beauty at the time had not known the person.

On the basis of some description, Mount Patuha had burst on the X century causing the crater (crater), which dry out in the western part of the next peak. XII century and then on the left craters in the discharge, which then formed a beautiful lake.

Year 1837, a Dutch half German named Dr. Junghuhn Franz Wilhelm (1809-1864) voyage to the South Jakarta district. When arrived in the area, Junghuhn feel the atmosphere of a very lonely and quiet, not a binatangpun across the region. He then asks for this problem to the local community, and the community; Patuha Mountain area because it is a very haunted place bersemayamnya spirit of the ancestors and the kingdom is the center of the nation jinn. Because when there is a saucy bird flying above the area, will fall and die. However, the Dutch one is not so confident this will be greeting the public. Continue the journey and then he cut through the mountain wilderness in the incident to prove what is actually going on in the area. However, prior to the peak of the mountain, Junghuhn stupefied witness the enchantment of nature so beautiful before, which unfold a lake with a wide white water greenness. From out in the lake bursts of lava and the sulfur smell offensive. And terjawablah is why the birds would not fly across the area.

From the beginning where the first factory-sulfur craters White with a time in the Netherlands: Zwavel Ontgining White crater. In the era of Japan, business is continued with the factory using a crater kenzanka White Yokoya Ciwidey, and directly under the supervision of the military.

Story and the mystery of the White crater growing from one generation to the next generation of society. Up to now they still believe that White is a crater where the spirit of the gathering ancestors. In fact, according to Karna kuncen direction the current age of ± 105 years old and live in Kampung Pasir hoe, wealthy village Mukti; crater in the cemetery there is a white ancestor, including: Keep Satru grandparent, grandparent Rangsa Sadana, Camat grandparent, grandparent Ngabai, grandparent Barabak, grandparent and grandparent Jambrong basin. One of the summit of Mount Patuha, Peak Kapuk, trusted as a meeting place of the ancestors that are led by grandparent Keep Satru. In this community a place to see (the unseen) set of woolly white sheep (sheep lukutan) who trusted as the reincarnation of ancestors.

Natural scenery around the crater is quite beautiful White; water lake with white greenness, very contrast with the white limestone around the lake. On the north side of the lake stood upright limestone cliffs gray moss that grows and various other plants.

Franz Wilhem Junghuhn now is no longer, but the inventor who is known by the name White craters still remain elegant glamor to this day.

Perum Perhutani develop WW White crater since 1991.

Facilities

Facilities located in the crater WW White among Musholla, MCK, the information center, a mini zoo area, where children play, trade stalls.

Aksebilitas

The situation on the roads is generally good and the asphalt so that the vehicle can be achieved with two or four wheels. Distance 47 km from Bandung.
source: www.tourismwestjava.com