Balete tree in Maria Aurora (Millenium Tree)
Possibly the largest balete (Ficus balete) tree in Asia. Height of the tree up to 60 – 65 m. The girth of the trunk might exceed 30 m – it is told that 60 adult men are needed to get their arms around the tree, although it is hard to measure the tree due to countless roots around it.
Wonders of Honduras
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of North America 🢖 Wonders of Central America 🢖 Wonders of Honduras Territory Wonders of Honduras Highlights This small Central American country offers numerous beautiful natural monuments as well as some exciting archaeological monuments. Highlights of Honduras are: The remnants of Copán – one of the most impressive Mayan cities. This site contains numerous unique values of art […]
Yoro Fish Rain – Lluvia des Peces
Site of legends. Reportedly, for more than a century in May – July there is witnessed rain that leaves rather small but live fish on the ground. Local people just gather the fish – it is very tasty!
Inga Falls
These are some of the largest and most impressive rapids in the world, on the Congo, one of the largest rivers of the world. They drop 96 meters over the course of 15 kilometers and form a part of Livingstone Falls (Chutes de Livingstone) consisting of 32 rapids over the distance of 340 km, with a total drop of 260 m.
Kifuka – place where lightning strikes most often
Each km² around Kifuka is hit with lightning on average of 158 times per year. Thus Kifuka has the greatest lightning flash density in the world.
Wonders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Africa 🢖 Wonders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Territory Wonders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Highlights The Democratic Republic of the Congo belongs to the least explored and most promising countries of the world regarding exciting wonders. A major part of the country is covered with impenetrable, very diverse equatorial jungle […]
Yungay – the driest place in the world
The driest place in the world without any signs of life. Only a few specific microorganisms – extremophiles – are present here. Some areas are rich with nitrates – easily soluble minerals that in other circumstances are consumed by organisms. Here rich nitrate deposits have been formed from atmospheric nitrogen, possibly by lightning.
Gandom Beryan in Lut Desert – hottest place on Earth
Lifeless desert with dark lava surface. According to the satellite data surface of this desert heats up to 71° C – what makes this the hottest land surface on Earth. The temperature of the atmosphere here often is above 50° C. This is also one of the driest places on Earth.
Wonders of Iran
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Asia 🢖 Wonders of Iran Territory Wonders of Iran Highlights Iran is one of the most exciting countries in the world regarding man-made heritage. Here developed some of the most ancient civilizations of the world, ancient people living in Iran developed writing and different technologies. The urban infrastructure of many ancient desert cities in Iran […]
Poas Volcano and Laguna Caliente
Very active and unusual volcano with Laguna Caliente – lake of extreme acidity reaching up to 0.0 of pH. Frequent phreatic eruptions may eject this acid up to 1 kilometer high. Around the volcano, all the vegetation is stunted brown and black by the extremely acid clouds coming from this lake.
