The water crater

Although the Door to Hell is the most famous, there are other smaller and lesser-known craters in the area.

A short distance away, we stop to see the “water crater,” a circular depression filled with turquoise water that contrasts beautifully with the surrounding red/yellow sand.

Geothermal activity created a 50-meter-wide, 15-meter-deep hole, which naturally filled with water from underground aquifers.Read more