A surrealistic landscape of saturated, luminous green and yellow colors. Bubbling lakes and unbearably hot air filled with sulfur gases as if it was the gateway to hell. The Danakil depression in northern Ethiopia is one of the places on earth where only the few want to live. However, the Afar people have done this for generations by breaking salt and transporting it over several days in long camel caravans to the nearest town. The lowest point in Danakil is 125 meters below sea level, and the area around Dallol is one of the hottest places in the world with temperatures passing 50 degrees C at its worst. In the area is also the active volcano Erta Ale (613 m), which can be climbed in a few hours. Formerly known for its lava lake on top, in recent years the lake has changed to fascinating rivers of liquid lava flowing deep down in the crater between clouds of sulfur gas in a burning inferno.