Monday, July 25, 2011
Tondano Lake is the largest lake in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The lake is flanked by Lembean Mountains, Mount Kaweng, Tampusu Hill, and Mount Masarang. The lake is encircled by roads linking the provinces and cities Tondano, Tondano District Eastern District of Eris, District Kakas, District Remboken, and the District of South Tondano. This lake is producing lake trout fish such as tilapia, pior / kabos, Payangka wiko (small shrimp), Nike and others.
This vast lake 4.278ha, and there is a small island called Likri (next village district Tandengan Eris). On the shores of Clear Lake Tondano Kaweng Mt. It is said the lake is because the eruptions because there is the story of a pair of human beings of the opposite sex violates the prohibition of parents to marry (Minahasa languages: Kaweng) with a daring escape (tumingkas) in the forest. As a result of violating the advice of parents then erupted Kaweng twin mountain lake so that it becomes Tondano.
Lake Tondano have a famous tourist attraction "Sumaru Endo" Remboken, and Pine Hill Resort (Tondano Toliang Oki direction). From the shore Tondano (Toliang Oki), we can cross over the top of Mount Lembean and look at the beauty of Maluku Sea (east), precisely the area Tondano Pante (District Kombi), Minahasa regency.