Sorowako, luwu timur regency

arriving after 15h night bus ride

food at the bus station, homey glass

preparation a mouth cleaning mixture: powder wrapped in a leaf (kapur sirih and pinang - leaf of betel nut or areca nut and limestone)

the search & rescue social club at a wedding of their member

the nickel mining company dominates Sorowako

Lake Matano, a place to be.
With a depth of 590 m  it is the deepest lake in Indonesia.

Below the top layer of oxygenated water, Lake Matano's depths are anoxic, free of sulfates, and rich in iron. These conditions make Lake Matano an analog for Earth's oceans during the Archean Eon, which is useful for studying relationships between anoxygenic phototrophs and banded iron formations. The lake contains a population of green sulfur bacteria that conducts photosynthesis with bacteriochlorophyll e. [wikipedia]

I stayed in this house for 2 weeks, with the family of Aldi

smaller speaker is uncool