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Yaiza, Lanzarote

På väg till nationalparken Timanfaya passerar man Yaiza, en pittoresk liten by som ligger vid foten av Montañas del Fuego (Eldbergen).

Byn höll på att begravas av lavan vid det stora vulkanutbrottet i början på 17oo-talet men klarade sig undan. Ett rent mirakel kan tyckas då den framströmmande lavan tog ny riktning innan den nådde fram till byn,

 

- Residents of the town were eyewitnesses to what must have been a terrifying event. They reported that as the lava flowed towards them it split in two — forcing one stream in the direction of Uga and the other towards Playa Blanca — so leaving Yaiza unscathed.

 

 

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Uploaded on December 29, 2015
Taken on December 14, 2015