Habema Lake

Pakis purba

PAKIS PURBA ABOUT PLANTS IN AGE Paleozoic Precisely at an altitude of about 3250 masl in a row Jayawijaya Mountains, there is one that is so exotic lakes. How not, the lake offers an abundance of charm beauty so amazed with radiant sparkle hue of colors that make each eye would have looked at him amazed. Call it Habema lake. Located not far from the town of Wamena with the distance of approximately 40 km or travel time for 2 hours using wheeled vehicles empat. It is unique and different from the other lakes. The lake is located between rows of Jayawijaya Mountains basin so that not infrequently variety of plants to animals that flapping wings to fly here here while chattering to one another is found here. There is one thing that is not common elsewhere found here call it ancient ferns or known by the Latin name Cyathea Atrox. According to some experts, ancient ferns allegedly lived at the time of the Silurian and Devonian periods. Silurian and Devonian periods occur in Paleozoic era approximately 438 million years ago, which in this era began to found the first man, flowering plants, mammals, dinosaurs and insects (Ahmad, 2011). Therefore, I wonder if this fern is unique compared to other types of relatives. Ancient fern has a unique ranging from large trunk unbranched stem diameter of approximately 20 cm, then looming straight up until it reaches a height of approximately 3 meters. Then the leaves layout is quite unique and only found a few fronds are located at the tip of the rod. The growth is not on the forest floor, climbing hills, crawling on the trunk and on the sidelines of the buildings that are not maintained, but at the edges of the river and among the grasses broad nan. They usually live in groups with one another. However, until now there has been a lot of research about the ecology of this ancient ferns so that the information is still limited. Lake Habema, ancient ferns limited distribution in certain areas such as marshes or at the edges of the river so that the population is very small and vulnerable to extinction, especially in Government Regulation No. 7 of 1999 this plant is not categorized as protected flora. Therefore, information on the ecology of ancient fern is very necessary to safeguard in maintaining its existence in nature.

Habema located about 41 kilometers from Wamena toward Jayawijaya Mountains. The original name of the lake is located in the complex Yuginopa Jayawijaya Mountains and is referred to as the highest lake in Indonesia. Here, we can see directly Wilhelmina Peak or Peak Trikora, which are snow Equator. Here there is a house ant (usually used for alternative medicine), a bird endemic to Papua, like paradise and astrapia, as well as a rare black orchid. Temperatures around Lake Habema reached an average of 7-8 degrees Celsius. It could even reach 4 degrees Celsius and can approach zero degrees at night. Habema lake located in the core zone of the Lorentz National Park, Papua. Habema area has an area of ​​approximately 224.35 hectares with an area of ​​around 9.79 kilometers. Located at an altitude of more than 3,300 meters above sea level, the community Dani, Jayawijaya population, assessing the sacred lake, which is a source of fertility and life. Habema name is taken from the Dutch officer, D. Habema, escorting expeditions HA Lorentz to reach the top Ettiakup (a local name for Mount Trikora) in 1909.

Habema Lake

Habema terletak sekitar 41 kilometer dari Wamena menuju arah Pegunungan Jayawijaya. Danau bernama asli Yuginopa ini terletak di kompleks Pegunungan Jayawijaya dan disebut sebagai danau tertinggi di Indonesia. Di sini, kita bisa melihat langsung Puncak Wilhelmina atau Puncak Trikora, yang terdapat salju Khatulistiwa. Di sini terdapat rumah semut (biasa dipakai untuk pengobatan alternatif), burung endemik Papua, seperti cenderawasih dan astrapia, serta anggrek hitam yang langka. Suhu di sekitar Danau Habema rata-rata mencapai 7-8 derajat Celsius. Bahkan bisa mencapai 4 derajat Celsius dan bisa mendekati nol derajat pada malam hari. Danau Habema berada di zona inti Taman Nasional Lorentz, Papua. Area Habema mempunyai luas sekitar 224,35 hektare dengan luas keliling 9,79 kilometer. Terletak di ketinggian lebih dari 3.300 meter di atas permukaan laut, masyarakat suku Dani, penduduk Jayawijaya, menilai danau itu keramat, yang menjadi sumber kesuburan dan kehidupan. Nama Habema diambil dari perwira Belanda, D. Habema, yang mengawal ekspedisi H.A. Lorentz untuk mencapai puncak Ettiakup (sebutan masyarakat lokal untuk Gunung Trikora) pada 1909

Great View

beautiful but too far, you can find other people in the hotel to have a car to reach the Lake Habema. you can do this tour after viist festival in Wamena. more enjoyable if you stay overnight to use a tents, I can say this area is suitable for young people like you.