Lake Kaulime

The Kaulime Lake (English: Lake Kaulime ) is the only naturally formed lake in the Nyika National Park in the north of Malawi.

Geography

The up to 1.3 -acre lake is located in the highlands of the Nyika plateau removed at 2200 m height is about 8 km west of Chelinda.

Description

The lake is supposed to be caused by a landslide that blocked the outflow of a small tributary to the Northern Rukuru.

The author Richard Newton, the original employees of the Department of National Parks of Malawi was, describes the small lake as a puzzling phenomenon: " no inflow, no outflow, only a still water that reflects the sky ."

The lake is a sacred place for many residents of the plateau. Among the Tumbuka, there are supporters of the traditional cults that offer a sacrifice for evil spirits at Kaulime Lake. After the vernacular of the lake is home to a giant snake that has extraordinary powers. The snake is to enable people to communicate with their gods. In the lake of stone artifacts and shells were found.

The living on the lake Wolff spider trabea nigristernis is only a Malawi -based, special spider.

The lake, which is used away from human habitation of wild animals as potions, allowing visitors to the national parks, relatively easy to observe animals in the wild.