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Digity Mud Volcano
In Trinidad, methane gas issue from the earth along with water and mud to slowly build a mound we call a mud volcano. There are as much as 30 sites in south Trinidad having these formations, mostly in non-populated areas.
Two sites are well known, the Devil's Woodyard in Morouga has dozens of outcrops in a forested area, and at Piparo Village, where in 1997 the mud volcano at that site suddenly blew out thousands of tons of mud and boulders and buried 11 houses. Luckily no one was killed. the residents ran like hell.
The one in these photos was recently reported when we decided to have a look during our lunch break. We had to drive to the end of an old abandoned railroad track then hike for another 5 minutes.
Digity Mud Volcano
In Trinidad, methane gas issue from the earth along with water and mud to slowly build a mound we call a mud volcano. There are as much as 30 sites in south Trinidad having these formations, mostly in non-populated areas.
Two sites are well known, the Devil's Woodyard in Morouga has dozens of outcrops in a forested area, and at Piparo Village, where in 1997 the mud volcano at that site suddenly blew out thousands of tons of mud and boulders and buried 11 houses. Luckily no one was killed. the residents ran like hell.
The one in these photos was recently reported when we decided to have a look during our lunch break. We had to drive to the end of an old abandoned railroad track then hike for another 5 minutes.