tourism

Lava-loving Tourists Flock to Active Nicaragua Volcano

Centuries ago, a native Central American people terrified of a witch believed to live deep in the earth used to sacrifice ch…

Columnar Sandstone Structure

Columnar sandstones are a rare and intriguing geological formation where sandstone fractures into vertical, prismatic colum…

Rainbow Mountains In China's Danxia Landform

The Rainbow Mountains are part of the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park in China's Gansu province. They are fa…

Blue Fire Crater Indonesian Volcano Very Beautiful

While on a trip to visit the Ijen and Bromo Tengger Semeru volcanoes in East Java last month, Chicago-based photographe…

Helictite cave in Cantabria - Spain

The cave are 30 km of galeries, in several levels. The highest level is a fosil galery, with a big speleothems concentrat…

Dallol: Explosion Crater in the Danakil Depression

Dallol is a hydrothermal field and volcanic explosion crater (maar) located in the Danakil Depression, northeastern Ethiop…

The Ophiolite System of Chenaillet Mount, France

At 2,400 meters above sea level in the French Alps lies the ophiolite system of Chenaillet Mount , an exceptionally well-pre…

The Dinosaur Footprints Wall in Bolivia

The Dinosaur Footprints Wall in Bolivia, known locally as Cal Orck'o , is one of the most extraordinary paleontological …

Trinidad's Pitch Lake

Trinidad's Pitch Lake The Pitch Lake is the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world, located at La Brea i…

The Spotted Lake

Spotted Lake is a saline endorheic alkali lake located northwest of Osoyoos in the eastern Similkameen Valley of Britis…