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Kawah Ijen: The Volcano That Burns Blue in the Dark

2026-11-14 · · Nature Defying Explanation · 8 min read

It is 2 o'clock in the morning, and the gate at the foot of the mountain opens.

Two kinds of people start up the path in the dark. Tourists with head torches and gas masks. And local men carrying empty wicker baskets hung from a bamboo pole.

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