LAKE Kerinci has an area of 4200 hectares with a depth of 110 m and is situated at an altitude of 783 meters above sea level. The lake holds many species of fish. Semah Fish is the most popular type and is an endemic fish. Lake Kerinci is located on two district namely Kerinci Lake District and Lake District Roving.
There are several interesting locations in several villages around Lake Kerinci, namely Pesanggarahan area where we can see from the above views of Lake Kerinci, Cape of Bung Hatta Hatta is the place to enjoy panoramic views of Lake Kerinci and plant trees there, there Seleman village house which is a typical home Laheik Kerinci , and in the village of Middle Island there Dolmen Stone Sacred Mosque of King and Middle Island and around Lake Kerinci there are a number of carved stone megaliths suspected human remains.
In each year, at Lake Kerinci Lake Kerinci Festval held a variety of attractions featuring local art.
Like other regions in Indonesia, there are legends about Lake Kerinci. Is Calupat and Calungga two orphaned twin brothers who lived at the foot of Mount Kerinci. They have a heritage Pomegranate Red and White Stone relics of his parents. One day Calungga went hunting by himself, the way he finds a giant egg. The eggs were then taken home to show to his brother but it turns out Calungga Calupat decided to eat the eggs alone, after eating a giant egg, Calungga thirst. It turned out that different Calungga thirst. He drank the river water around Mount Kerinci which caused the river to be dry. Calungga body changed over time, elongated and has a gold scales of nyiru. Calungga turn into a giant dragon with ruby gems stone at his head. To test his power, the Dragon Calungga appealed to all the gods in the earth's natural magic Kerinci valley to be flooded with water, forming a large lake. Round the dragon's body forms a lake, now called Lake Bento at the foot of Mount Kerinci. Calupat Calungga sister was unable to live alone, he asked the dragon Calungga drove him to the township residents in the eastern sunrise so that he can coexist with the population. Then blown by the dragon's mouth with a powerful wind which had now become a river named Wind River Estuary (Sungai Batang Merangin). Then the water dragon is shrinking due to drift downstream to the East Calungga which so changed into a valley named Renah and a lake is Kerinci Lake Kerinci now. At the time of their arrival before the residents along the great rivers flow, Calupat sitting on a dragon's head. Then the population was also directly crowned as the king who holds Calupat Sang Hyang Naga Jaya.
Kerinci Regency has the potential of art and culture are very high. The potential of art that developed in this area include the art of folk music, the songs, dances, nuanced Islamic art, and various other traditional art forms. Here there is a regional arts groups scattered in various rural areas that include as many as 28 pieces of art theater, dance, as many as 65 pieces, 52 pieces of art music, art, music qasida or tambourine as many as 48 pieces, and puppets as much as 9 pieces. Performing arts of the region is generally associated directly with events such as weddings serimonial, welcomed the birth of a baby, the inauguration of dwelling house, the show boys circumcision or other forms of events.
Access
To reach the location can be reached by road with several alternatives: the first alternative: the journey begins from the city of Edinburgh to the River Full. Distance between Edinburgh with Full River about 500 miles with a travel time for 10 hours. The trip can be done with ground vehicles in the form of public transportation, rental cars or private cars.
The second alternative: the trip can be started from the city of Padang to Tapan then proceed to the river Filled with a distance of 278 km. The journey taken for about 7 hours. The trip can be done with public transportation, rental cars or private cars.
The third alternative: the journey begins from Padang to Muaralabuh, then proceed to grit Tuo. The distance from the city of Padang to the location of approximately 211 km with long travel approximately 5-6 hours. The trip can be done with ground vehicles in the form of public transportation, rental cars or private cars.
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