Located in the southeastern curvature of the Carpathian Mountains, the mountainous and rugged territory of Buzău Land is the eighth global geopark named by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), recognition that is usually accompanied by a increased tourism in the area.
“Several tectonic plates collided in the region, creating a very complex mountain chain of folds and thrusts that was later eroded by the action of the glaciers. The geopark, one of the most active areas in Europe from a geodynamic point of view, presents 40 million years of geological history. Throughout this period, its tectonic movements pushed up the mountains and transformed a deep marine environment into a terrestrial one.” In this territory of 1,036 square kilometers, fossils of marine species, terrestrial vegetation, mammals and birds dating from the last ice age have been very well preserved. Many fossils of beetles, spiders, crustaceans, reptiles and other species are preserved in amber. Here you can also find the eternal flames, the mud volcanoes or some of the longest and deepest salt caves in the world. This rich geodiversity has influenced a unique cultural heritage, with local legends in which mud volcanoes turn into dragons, mud pots are traps made by giants to catch cattle, and the future can be predicted by looking through a lens. of amber More information: buzauland.org
In the image, one of the mud volcanoes in the Romanian area of Buzău Land.
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