JAVA SITS WITHIN THE CIRCLE OF FIRE WHICH COMPRISES A LARGE ACTIVE VOLCANIC ZONE STRETCHING ACROSS MUCH OF EAST ASIA. GUNUNG BROMO AND GUNUNG SEMERU ARE THE PRIMARY ATTRACTIONS IN A POPULAR NATIONAL PARK IN EASTERN JAVA. THE DESOLATE AREAS OF VOLCANIC ASH AND CONES ARE SURROUNDED BY FARMS ON THE VERY STEEP SLOPES.