Planet Mars? No, it's a national park in Spain
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The scenery in Timanfaya National Park is similar to Mars (Thinkstock)
Arrecife - Planet Mars has a red and rocky land. Make no mistake, you can also see such scenery in Timanfaya National Park, Spain. The temperature of the ground there also reaches hundreds of degrees Celsius!
It seems, there are many destinations in the world that has not been known to many travelers and save the uniqueness of no two. Like this Timanfaya National Park in Spain, the landscape and contours of the land are referred to as 'Planet Mars on Earth'.
The Timanfaya National Park is located on Lanzarote Island within the Canary Islands and across Morocco, Africa. However, the islands are still included in the Spanish section. With an area of 51 square km, this national park is able to make tourists curious.
Launched from the Discover Lanzarote site on Thursday (6/3/2014) the uniqueness of Timanfaya National Park is on the landscape. Once inside the national park, the land there is black and red with a barren atmosphere. No trees at all, only rocks. Mentioned similar to Mars planet!
How did it happen? This happened because of the massive volcanic eruption of 1730 and 1736 on the island of Lanzarote. At that time, about 100 volcanoes erupted and destroyed an area of 50 km square which is now a National Park Timanfaya. After that, apparently the rainfall there is very low.
Tourists who have gone there admitted that the scenery in Timanfaya National Park is really like a planet Mars. As far as the eye could see, the ground and the stones were black and reddish. Not to mention, the underground temperature inside the national park is very hot.
The temperature of the soil there ranged from 400-600 degrees Celsius. Even when it's hot, the soil temperature can reach a temperature of 1,000 degrees Celsius!
But who would have thought, the temperature of the soil is very hot even so attractions for tourists. A restaurant inside its national park, El Diablo features a food cooking action using heat from the ground. Tourists can also barbeque parties that by digging the ground and barbecue grill on it.
There are 20 volcanoes inside the Timanfaya National Park that can be visited. If you want to look more like a planet Mars, you can come to the slopes of the volcano. At some point, you will also see smoke coming out of the ground.
Usually tourists spend time in Timanfaya National Park with trekking or camel rides. To get to Lanzarote Island, you can catch a flight from Madrid to the city center in Arrecife. From there, many car rentals take you to the national park because that is the popular tourist destination there.
Entrance to Timanfaya National Park is 8 Euro or around Rp 127 thousand and includes guide. Prove yourself, the sighting of Mars on Earth!
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The scenery in Timanfaya National Park is similar to Mars (Thinkstock)
Arrecife - Planet Mars has a red and rocky land. Make no mistake, you can also see such scenery in Timanfaya National Park, Spain. The temperature of the ground there also reaches hundreds of degrees Celsius!
It seems, there are many destinations in the world that has not been known to many travelers and save the uniqueness of no two. Like this Timanfaya National Park in Spain, the landscape and contours of the land are referred to as 'Planet Mars on Earth'.
The Timanfaya National Park is located on Lanzarote Island within the Canary Islands and across Morocco, Africa. However, the islands are still included in the Spanish section. With an area of 51 square km, this national park is able to make tourists curious.
Launched from the Discover Lanzarote site on Thursday (6/3/2014) the uniqueness of Timanfaya National Park is on the landscape. Once inside the national park, the land there is black and red with a barren atmosphere. No trees at all, only rocks. Mentioned similar to Mars planet!
How did it happen? This happened because of the massive volcanic eruption of 1730 and 1736 on the island of Lanzarote. At that time, about 100 volcanoes erupted and destroyed an area of 50 km square which is now a National Park Timanfaya. After that, apparently the rainfall there is very low.
Tourists who have gone there admitted that the scenery in Timanfaya National Park is really like a planet Mars. As far as the eye could see, the ground and the stones were black and reddish. Not to mention, the underground temperature inside the national park is very hot.
The temperature of the soil there ranged from 400-600 degrees Celsius. Even when it's hot, the soil temperature can reach a temperature of 1,000 degrees Celsius!
But who would have thought, the temperature of the soil is very hot even so attractions for tourists. A restaurant inside its national park, El Diablo features a food cooking action using heat from the ground. Tourists can also barbeque parties that by digging the ground and barbecue grill on it.
There are 20 volcanoes inside the Timanfaya National Park that can be visited. If you want to look more like a planet Mars, you can come to the slopes of the volcano. At some point, you will also see smoke coming out of the ground.
Usually tourists spend time in Timanfaya National Park with trekking or camel rides. To get to Lanzarote Island, you can catch a flight from Madrid to the city center in Arrecife. From there, many car rentals take you to the national park because that is the popular tourist destination there.
Entrance to Timanfaya National Park is 8 Euro or around Rp 127 thousand and includes guide. Prove yourself, the sighting of Mars on Earth!
28 Mei 2017
