Climbing Bromo volcano
Before sunrise in 1989, the hike through an extensive caldera to Gunung Bromo, a 2329 m high stratovolcano on Java, began.
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Java is Indonesia’s most populous island and the country’s political and economic center. It is home to the capital Jakarta, the cultural cities of Yogyakarta and Surakarta, and numerous active volcanoes such as Mount Merapi. Java is renowned for its rice fields, temple complexes like Borobudur and Prambanan, and its central role in Indonesia’s history and culture.