Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

The area in and around Parque Nacional de Timanfaya was formed when an eruption began on September 1, 1730 and lasted six years. 


At Isolte de Hilario, there are three demonstrations.  At the first demonstration they put a small amount of hot pebbles in your hand.  You transfer them from hand to hand until you can no longer hold them.

At the second demonstration, they shove a clump of brushwood into a hole in the ground and it catches fire quickly.

At the third demonstration, a pot of water is poured into a hole...



...and it promptly gushes back up like a geyser.




At the Restaurante del Diablo, artist Cesar Manrique designed giant frying pans for the lights.



To see the Ruta de los Volcanes, you need to take a bus.  The excursion takes you through a spectacular volcanic landscape. 



At Montanas del Fuego, we had a 30 minute camel ride...




Our last stop was Los Hervideros...


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