The Danakil Depres­sion is locat­ed in the desert of the same name in north­ern Ethiopia. It is one of the hottest places on Earth. The max­i­mum sum­mer air tem­per­a­ture reach­es +63°C, and the soil can get as hot as +70°C. Nev­er­the­less, thou­sands of coura­geous adven­tur­ers come here, risk­ing their lives to see the absolute­ly alien land­scapes of the Danakil Depres­sion. There are three vol­ca­noes here — the sleep­ing Ayalu and Dal­lol and the active Erta Ale. The lat­ter is the only one in the world with two lava lakes at once. Many hot springs rise to the sur­face of the Depres­sion. They are sur­round­ed by intri­cate “sculp­tures” — salt deposits col­ored yel­low, orange, ter­ra­cot­ta, and green. The large Dal­lol Lake is espe­cial­ly pic­turesque, with its shores shim­mer­ing in all kinds of hues, from lemon to pur­ple. Its water has a grassy col­or and lit­er­al­ly boils — its tem­per­a­ture can reach +110°C. The air in Danakil is acidic and acrid, sat­u­rat­ed with poi­so­nous fumes. Not only is it hard to breathe here, but you can also lose con­scious­ness, get burns, and seri­ous poi­son­ing.