Sulawesi Jungle

Forested hills surround the ancient Malili lakes in eastern Sulawesi. Lake Matano drains through Mahalona into Lake Towuti, forming a connected system of deep fresh waters amid the mountains. Streams descending through the surrounding forests feed the lakes, whose long isolation has helped produce distinctive fish found nowhere else. Lowland forest and lower montane rainforest meet in the hills, with rattan, bamboo and many kinds of trees growing beneath the humid tropical sky.