Mount Malabar

Mount Malabar formed by volcanic activity when the formation Plistosen initial (5 million years ago). Along with other volcanoes that make up the rows of volcanoes such as Mount Kamojang-Guntur, Cikuray mountain, Wayang mountain, mountain Malabar, Papandayan mountain, and mountain Patuha. 

Like the mountains in Java, Malabar was formerly a mountain shrine with Hindu statues. Not surprisingly, the Malabar name comes from the name of the Malabar coast in India. Hindu tradition and culture are very strong first in the West Java region, such as puppet tradition remains to this day. 

To go to the mountains of Malabar Bandung majors to take Banjaran, across the mountain road overlooking the rice paddies rise, about 5 km turn left into the area camping grounds. 
Camping grounds located near the tea plantation. Very good for a leisurely stroll to a waterfall, or do a more serious way of climbing a mountain Malabar. 

Width of the fault formed during the eruption of a huge primeval. In the era of Dutch colonial rule at this location was established Malabar radio transmitter. For communication between the government of Java with the central government in the Netherlands, a distance of 12,000 km. On 5 May 1923 Malabar Radio broadcasts with a very large force of 1800 KWatt. This radio transmitter in suplay by hydroelectric Lamajan.