An expedition of 6 days through the hottest spot on this planet – The lava lake of Erta Ale, one of the most active volcanoes on this planet; Dallol, a landscape of multi-colored hot springs and bizarre formations reminding of a coral reef; Endless caravans soundlessly leaving the village of Hamed Ale at the crack of dawn and trotting back late afternoon loaded with salt; The salt mine near Lake Asal and the very harsh working conditions of the Afars and Tigrians; Lake Asal’s vast salt plain with its surrounding rock formation – Here you find a selection of 26 pictures from Ethiopia (Danakil Depression)
Afar village of Hamed Ale
Hut in the Afar village of Hamed Ale, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Young Afar girl, Hamed Ale, Danakil Depression
Afar young lady, Hamed Ale, Danakil Depression
Afar women, Hamed Ale, Danakil Depression
Afar young ladies (theeth filed into a V shape), Hamed Ale, Danakil Depression
Afar women at the well, Afar village of Hamed Ale, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Camel caravan carrying salt from the mines in Dallol, Danakil Depression
Camel caravan carrying salt from the mines in Dallol, Danakil Depression
Camel caravan carrying salt from the mines in Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Dallol, Danakil Depression
Dallol, Danakil Depression
Dallol, Danakil Depression
Dallol, Danakil Depression
Sulphure formations of various colors and shapes, Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Sulphure rock formations of various colors and shapes, Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Sulphure rock formations of various colors and shapes, Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Sulphure rock formations of various colors, Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Red soil and rock formations near Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Potassium Lake, Dallol, Danakil Depression
Sulphur hot spring, Dallol, Danakil Depression
Army escort in Dallol, Danakil Depression
Salt Lake, Lake Asale, Danakil Depression
Salt Lake, Lake Asale, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Afar worker in the salt mines of Dallol, Danakil Depression
Afar workers and camel caravan at the salt mines of Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Afar worker in the salt mines of Dallol, Danakil Depression
Afar workers and camel caravan in the salt mines of Dallol
Afar worker at the salt mines of Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
Afar village near Erta Ale volcano, Danakil Depression
Afar scouts with Kalashnikov, near Erta Ale, Danakil Depression
Crater of Erta Ale, Danakil Depression
Crater of Erta Ale, Danakil Depression
Crater of the most active volcano in Africa with a permanent lava lake, Erta Ale, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, East Africa
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