Pos 2
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The place
Pos 2 (Post 2, standard terminology for Indonesian volcano ascents) on the route up Semeru, 3676 m (highest peak in Java, part of the active Marapi volcanic complex), Malang/Lumajang sector (East Java, Indonesia), at 1157 m altitude. Continuous Indonesia cluster (batches 259-297). Rest stop/bivouac post on the Semeru ascent within Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, heritage of the Tenggerese (a Hindu people, 500,000 strong, the only Hindu enclave in Islamic Java) and of Mahadewa cosmogony.
The setting
Semeru 3676 m highest in Java Malang/Lumajang East Java ID 1157 m active Marapi, continuous cluster batches 259-297, Bromo Tengger Semeru NP Pos 2 bivouac, Tenggerese Hindu 500,000 enclave, Mahadewa.