Spectacular Berca Muddy Volcanoes

English.news.cn 2010-06-14 16:50:54

The photo taken on June 13, 2010 shows the Muddy Volcanoes in Berca, Buzau County, about 160 Km NE from Bucharest, capital of Romania. The Berca Mud Volcanoes are a geological and botanical reservation. The mud volcanoes have the shape and act as a real volcano, but at much smaller scale; the eruptions are a cold mixture of gases and mud. This phenomenon is rarely met in Europe and is very spectacular. (Xinhua/Gabriel Petrescu)

Tourists enjoy a hot sunny day at Muddy Volcanoes, Berca, Buzau County, about 160 Km NE from Bucharest, capital of Romania, June 13, 2010. The Berca Mud Volcanoes are a geological and botanical reservation. The mud volcanoes have the shape and act as a real volcano, but at much smaller scale; the eruptions are a cold mixture of gases and mud. This phenomenon is rarely met in Europe and is very spectacular. (Xinhua/Gabriel Petrescu)