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Erta Ale - Ethiopia, Afar

Standing next to a lava lake is one of the most humbling experiences one can go through in life. It is a stark reminder of how small we all are, of what constan...
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Standing next to a lava lake is one of the most humbling experiences one can go through in life. It is a stark reminder of how small we all are, of what constantly lurks below our feet; a boiling furnace that peeks through at these impressive open air pools of molten rock.

The effort required just to get here might qualify as quite the experience by itself: Erta Ale is located in the middle of the Afar desert of Ethiopia, one of the hottest places on the planet, but it's mighty worth to visit.

© Adriano Neves - adrianon.com - @acseven
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7 Comments |
RamyDelariarte
 
RamyDelariarte May 26, 2018
Stunning
Cebosse
 
Cebosse June 27, 2018
Amazing lighting!
Miss_Stella
 
Miss_Stella June 27, 2018
Fantastic :)
CURUTCHET
 
CURUTCHET January 14, 2019
beautiful photo did you found some prhistoric art while there and did you take some photos
amelahajdarevic
 
amelahajdarevic June 03, 2019
Volcanos...one of ours fear. So realistic. So close to all of us.
janvanpoortvliet PRO+
 
janvanpoortvliet June 23, 2021
Nice shot!!
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Alto_Arto December 20, 2021
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