Normally we talk about sites that we suggest to visit for a few days, holidays, comes to tourist landmarks, airports, hotels, etc, pero hoy queremos hablar de sitios que pueden suponer un peligro para nuestra salud. Aunque tambien es cierto y lícito decir que alguno de estos 10 lugares que mencionaremos a continuacion poseen un grado de belleza mórvida que puede llevar a alguno/a de ustedes a querer poner en riesgo su integridad física.
1. El Gran Basurero del Pacífico
Ubicación: Océano Pacífico
El Gran Basurero del Pacífico, también se describe como el vórtice de basura del Pacífico, es un giro de los desechos marinos en la zona centro norte del océano Pacífico situada aproximadamente entre 135 ° 155 ° W and 35 ° to 42 ° N. Most current estimates indicate that it is larger than the state of Texas, USA, with some estimates claiming that it is larger than the continental United States, however the exact size is not known with certainty. The area is characterized by exceptionally high concentrations of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge and other wastes that have been trapped by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre. The dump is not readily visible because they are very small pieces, almost invisible to the naked eye, most of its contents are suspended below the ocean surface. This is not a place adventurous tourists wishing to visit.
2. Izu Islands, Japan
Location: Izu, Honshu, Japan
Izu Islands are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east of the Izu peninsula of Honshu, the largest and main island Japan. Administratively, it consists of two cities and six towns, all are considered part of Greater Tokyo. The largest is Izu Oshima, commonly known as Oshima. Due to its volcanic nature, the islands are always filled with the stench of sulfur (very similar to the smell of thousands of sales). Residents were evacuated from the islands in 1953 and 2000 due to volcanic activity and dangerously high levels of gas. People back in 2005 but now are forced to wear gas masks with them at all times in case the gas levels rise unexpectedly.
3. The door to hell, Turkmenistan
Location: Darwaza (Darwaz), Turkmenistan
I have spoken before of this phenomenon, but we would fall into this category. In 1971, geologists accidentally found an underground cavern filled with natural gas near the town of Darvaza in Turkmenistan. The floor below the platform hole collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of about 50-100 meters. To prevent the discharge of poisonous gases, the scientists decided to set fire to the hole. Geologists hoped the fire would be extinguished in a few days, but has continued been burning since then. Local residents took to the cave called "The Door to Hell."
4. Garden Alnwick poisonous plants - England
Location: Denwick Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1YU, England
Inspired Botanical Garden of Padua, Italy (the first garden botanist who was created to cultivate medicinal and poisonous plants in the year 1500), the Alnwick Garden is a garden devoted entirely to plants that can kill. There are many plants that sometimes grow in our gardens without realizing it, and growing in the British countryside, and many more unusual varieties. Find plants as murderous as belladonna, mandrake and snuff. The Alnwick Garden is licensed by the Home Office to cultivate some very special plants such as cannabis and cocaine found behind bars in giant cages - for obvious reasons.
5. Asbestos Mine
Location: Thetford-Mines, Quebec, Canada
Asbestos is a set of six silicate minerals naturally prized for its fire resistance and sound absorption. On the negative side, the exposure to this material causes cancer and a variety of other diseases. It is so dangerous that the European Union has banned all mining and use of asbestos in Europe. But for the curious who always want to be near things, all is not lost. In Canada, in Thetford Mines, you can visit an enormous open-pit asbestos mines still in full operation. The mine workers are not required to carry any type of respiratory protection, and in some sectors of the neighboring town houses residential areas apilonan right next to piles of asbestos waste. The mine provides bus tours during the summer months for those daring visitors with little attachment to his life. Tickets are free (could it be otherwise?). If, despite our warning, you decide to visit, do not forget your bio-suit full body.
6. Ramree Island
Location: Burma
Ramree Island in Burma is a huge swamp that is home to thousands of huge saltwater crocodile, the deadliest in the world. Is also the home of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, and poisonous scorpions. During World War II, the island was the site of the Battle of six weeks in the Burma campaign. Here is a description of one of those terrible nights: "That night [of February 19, 1945] was the most horrible that any member of the crew of ML [motor-launch motor boats] have ever experienced. The scattered rifle shots in the black swamp were pierced by the cries of the wounded were crushed in the jaws of huge reptiles, and the dim and worrying sound of spinning crocodiles made up a cacophony of hell that has rarely been duplicated on earth. At dawn the vultures arrived for clean up what the crocodiles had left ... about 1,000 Japanese soldiers that entered the swamps Ramree, only about 20 were found alive. "
7. Camino de Los Yungas
Location: Bolivia
The North Yungas Road (Road of Death or Death Road) is a 61 km road leading from La Paz to Coroico, 56 km northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region of Bolivia. It is legendary for its extreme danger, it is estimated that between 200-300 passengers die each year along it. The road includes crosses marking many of the places where vehicles have fallen. The road was built in the 1930s during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners. It is one of the few routes that connects the Amazon jungle region of northern Bolivia, or Yungas with the capital. Due to the falls of at least 600 meters, there is only one lane wide - most of the road no wider than 3.2 meters and a total lack of guardrails, resulting in an extremely dangerous way. Moreover, rain, fog and dust can cause visibility is poor. In many places the road surface is muddy, and you can loosen the rocks on the road.
8. Mud Volcanoes Location
Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan
In the spring of 2001, volcanic activity in the Caspian Sea in the Azeri coast created a whole new island. In October 2001 there was a stunning volcanic eruption in Azerbaijan, particularly in Lokbatan, but no casualties or evacuation warnings. However, Azerbaijan has a single active volcano, at least not in the usual sense of the word. What we have is Azerbaijan mud volcanoes - hundreds of them. Mud volcanoes are the little-known relatives of the variety most common magma. Eruptions sometimes produce spectacular results, but generally not considered dangerous - unless you're there at the wrong time, every twenty years or less, a mud volcano explodes with great force, shooting flames hundreds of feet into the sky, and depositing tonnes of mud in the area surroundings. In an eruption, the flames could be clearly visible from 15 miles away on the day of the explosion and burning continue, albeit at a lower level, three days later.
9. The zone of alienation of Europe
Location: Chernobyl (Ukraine) and much of Eastern Europe
The zone of alienation is the 30 km exclusion zone around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and is managed by a special administration of the Ukrainian Ministry of Special Situations (Emergency). Thousands of residents refused to be evacuated from the area or illegally returned there later. In recent decades, this population, mainly elderly has declined, falling below 400 in 2009. About half of these people relocated live in the city of Chernobyl, and others are scattered in nearby villages. After repeated attempts at expulsion, the authorities accepted their presence and allowed limited social care services. Because looting, there is a strong police presence - so warned, if they dare to be dropped in the area, they risk being shot or poisoned by radiation that result - and we all know how terrible it can be.
10. Queimada Grande Island
Location: Brazil
off the coast of Brazil, almost directly south of the heart of São Paulo, we find Queimada Ilha Grande (Snake Island). The island has not been sullied by human hands, and for good reason. Researchers estimate that the island live between one and five snakes per square meter. That figure would not be so terrible if the snakes were, say, 10 cm long and not poisonous. Queimada Grande snakes, however, are a unique species of snake, the spearhead of gold. Gender lancehead snake is responsible for 90% of snake bites in Brazil related fatalities. The gold spear points that occupy the Snake Island are two feet long, and have a powerful fast-acting poison that melts the skin around the bites. This place is so dangerous that a permit is required even for researchers.
