At last Alá and Nuberu have agreed to give us a truce and we have been able to come out from inside the clouds. There is still some light rain and weak rays of sunshine although it is still quite cold. According to Machús, “Wow, is it cold!”
We are holding fort in the camp site with the company of two Swiss cyclists who aim to go round the world travelling through the most inhospitable places in the planet.
The Capadoccia is without doubt one of these as well as one of the most touristy and interesting places in Turkey. We are attracted by the landscape, as it is so different to anything we have seen so far. We encounter one valley after another with a constant change in colours that contrast forming capricious figures that compete with each other to touch the infinite heavens.
The place was created by the volcanic eruptions that took place in the Miocene period and that have survived to the present, in other words, 10,000 million years ago the whole place blew up into little pieces. The lava formed an extract made of tufa of approximately 100 to 150 metres thick with differing thickness and hardness. The present-day formations are the consequence of the erosion caused by floods and wind. Perhaps the most interesting formations are the fairy chimneys whose name probably comes from the fact that they have similar shapes to the human penis or if you prefer, Shiva’s phallus. The chimneys have conic shapes with a cap-like formation at the end which is harder and more resistant to erosion, the so-called gland.
The Capadoccia was originally inhabited by Hititas (1759-1200 BC) but since it is a long historical tale that would probably bore most of you except, perhaps my friend Rodrigo, I’ll give you a quick summary and simply say that the first to discover the great potential of the rocky area of Göreme were the Romans in the 4th century. They began a religious life within the rocky formations. I leave the rest of the story for those interested, to find out.
As far as we are concerned, I can say that the area is well worth a visit. It is a place where you can easily loose yourself, or if you prefer, find yourself.
On the fifth day the sun is finally shining and we can enjoy a whole day without having to worry about the rain.
We are holding fort in the camp site with the company of two Swiss cyclists who aim to go round the world travelling through the most inhospitable places in the planet.
The Capadoccia is without doubt one of these as well as one of the most touristy and interesting places in Turkey. We are attracted by the landscape, as it is so different to anything we have seen so far. We encounter one valley after another with a constant change in colours that contrast forming capricious figures that compete with each other to touch the infinite heavens.
The place was created by the volcanic eruptions that took place in the Miocene period and that have survived to the present, in other words, 10,000 million years ago the whole place blew up into little pieces. The lava formed an extract made of tufa of approximately 100 to 150 metres thick with differing thickness and hardness. The present-day formations are the consequence of the erosion caused by floods and wind. Perhaps the most interesting formations are the fairy chimneys whose name probably comes from the fact that they have similar shapes to the human penis or if you prefer, Shiva’s phallus. The chimneys have conic shapes with a cap-like formation at the end which is harder and more resistant to erosion, the so-called gland.
The Capadoccia was originally inhabited by Hititas (1759-1200 BC) but since it is a long historical tale that would probably bore most of you except, perhaps my friend Rodrigo, I’ll give you a quick summary and simply say that the first to discover the great potential of the rocky area of Göreme were the Romans in the 4th century. They began a religious life within the rocky formations. I leave the rest of the story for those interested, to find out.
As far as we are concerned, I can say that the area is well worth a visit. It is a place where you can easily loose yourself, or if you prefer, find yourself.
On the fifth day the sun is finally shining and we can enjoy a whole day without having to worry about the rain.
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