Timanfaya National Park (Parque Nacional de Timanfaya) is one of the many wonders found in the soil, he found southwest of the island of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands.
The Spanish national park covers an area of 51.07 per km2, while entirely composed of volcanic red soil that very much resembles the surface of the planet Mars. Flaming Mountains are the most famous park, which are regarded as "the most exceptional natural beauty", which were once the epicenter of volcanic disaster that had happened more than 250 years.
Mountains fiery eruption lasted full 6 years (1730-1736), while the lava was covering the entire surface of the earth, which is worked by farmers - turning it into the red desert.
Meanwhile, residents quickly fled, leaving behind the cattle and all the goods that had had until then.
A smaller outbreak was recorded in 1824, making this area in 1968, was declared a national park.
Timanfaya nowadays is known for images that resemble Mars and for some rare plants that manage to survive in this country. Just a few meters under the ground, in Timanfaya, the temperature reaches 600 ° C.
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