Cappadocia

Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province. In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine (Black Sea). Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of the Taurus Mountains that separate it from Cilicia, to the east by the upper Euphrates and the Armenian Highland, to the north by Pontus, and to the west by Lycaonia and eastern Galatia.

The area is a famous and popular tourist destination, as it has many areas with unique geological, historic and cultural features.

The Cappadocia region is largely underlain by sedimentary rocks formed in lakes and streams, and ignimbrite deposits erupted from ancient volcanoes approximately 9 to 3 million years ago, during the late Miocene to Pliocene epochs. The rocks of Cappadocia near Göreme eroded into hundreds of spectacular pillars and minaret-like forms. The volcanic deposits are soft rocks that the people of the villages at the heart of the Cappadocia Region carved out to form houses, churches and monasteries. Göreme became a monastic center between 300—1200 AD.

The Göreme Open Air Museum is the most visited site of the monastic communities in Cappadocia (see Churches of Göreme, Turkey) and is one of the most famous sites in central Turkey. The complex contains more than 30 rock-carved churches and chapels, some of them have superb frescoes inside, dating from the 9th to the 11th centuries.

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Wieliczka

Wieliczka in southern Poland in the Kraków metropolitan area, and situated (since 1999) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, previously, was in Kraków Province (1975-1998). The city was founded in 1290 by Duke Premislas II of Poland.

Located under the town of Wieliczka Salt Mine Wieliczka is. One of the world's oldest operating mine salt (the oldest is at Bochnia, Poland, 20 km (12 miles) from Wieliczka), which has been operating since prehistoric times.

Mines for tourist attractions, including dozens of sculptures and an entire chapel that has been carved out of rock salt by the miners. Approximately 1.2 million people visited the Wieliczka Salt Mines every year. Commercial mining was stopped in 1996 because of low prices and flooding the salt mines.

And keep in mind that the mine was used as an aircraft factory during World War 2. Interesting instead of staying on top of the salt mine. Obviously all the salt water.

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Mystery Crystal Pond in The Yucatan

Mystery Crystal Pond in The Yucatan. Yucatán is one of 31 countries, with the Federal District, comprised of 32 federal entities in Mexico. It is divided in 106 cities and the capital is Mérida. It is located in southeastern Mexico, in the northern Yucatán Peninsula. It is bordered by the state of Campeche to the southwest, Quintana Roo in the east and the Gulf of Mexico lies off its north coast.

It appeared in the Yucatan region there is a secret and very charming oddity. Ie in the middle of dense forest in the Yucatan Peninsula, beyond a doubt scattered thousands of "crystal pools" that mysterious. These dense forests hide a lot of "crystal pools", where the depths of one of the "pond crystal" that can reach 160 meters in depth.

 It appeared in the Yucatan region there is a secret and very charming oddity. Ie in the middle of dense forest in the Yucatan Peninsula, beyond a doubt scattered thousands of "crystal pools" that mysterious. These dense forests hide a lot of "crystal pools", where the depths of one of the "pond crystal" that can reach 160 meters in depth.

Thousands of "crystal pond" below the soil has formed an underground world of mysterious water. ancient Mayans ever consider that there is an entrance to the underground nature. Local communities also continue melegendakan, that in a world of mysterious underground water, there is a pile of bones, and gold that make up such a mountain.

Researchers from the U.S. and explorers to investigate a number of holes, carrying oxygen cylinders, water-resistant lamp and other underwater equipment. From the investigation it is known that the real "pool crystal" This is a hole that is formed from limestone rocks (limestone) which eroded the permanent rain water. And therefore filtered rainwater similar limestone sponges, the water looks very clear and transparent, and looks like it was made of crystal.

The divers adventurers feel as if flying in the sky while swimming in the water under the land. Pools of these crystals that have a depth shallower than 1 meter, while that in the not unfounded. They never dive into an underground hole, until at a depth of 160 meters strangely it still can not get to the bottom.
Naturally, the Mayans never made ponds such crystals as a sacred pond, and they never put jewelry items in it to worship the ancestors. In the daily life of Ancient Mayan-Kubang Kubang these occupy an important status. Kubang also provide adequate water resources for the Maya, while also providing for their baths. Until now, in some far flung villages in the Yucatan peninsula, people still depend on the hole like this in life.

In the Mayan spiritual beliefs, Kubang Kubang-is also a place to stay Rain God, just as the Palace of the Dragon in Chinese legends. Mayan rely on them to bow to invoke rain. Mayans believe that the rain in the sky is the result of the visit Rain God, only by presenting "gifts", new rain god could be present. They include jewelry into the hole, it will even pick a pretty girl and parachuted into the water, with the intention of pleasing God of Rain.

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