Foto: George P. Lewis/Studio Kurkdjian/National Gallery of Australia
Talaga Bodas is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Garut. Talaga Bodas means White Lake, because the lake has very beautiful greenish-white water. Talaga Bodas is a crater lake and is one of the craters of Mount Galunggung.
Since the days of the Dutch East Indies, Talaga Bodas has become a popular tourist attraction among the Dutch. Even the governor general of the Dutch East Indies officially made it a tourist attraction in 1924.
The photo above is Talaga Bodas in 1910 taken by George P. Lewis and published by Studio Kurkdjian in Surabaya.