The Incredible Eighth Wonder Of The World That Vanished 150 Years Ago
The only thing left is a painting
The Pink and White Terraces were only known to the outside world for forty-five years before they were lost forever. The stunning natural silica sinter formations held hot geothermic water. The rocks were shockingly white, and the water was steaming and blue. The white terraces cascaded downward from the volcanic hills before spilling into a nearby lake. The hot springs were a regional attraction, and the natural beauty stunned everyone who laid eyes on it.
News of the natural wonder did not make it out to the wider world until 1841, when a German naturalist visited the site and wrote about his experience in his travel journal. Before that, the hot springs and natural silica terraces were only known to local officials and the native people.
Sadly, the existence of the terraces was only truly known for a few decades before nature reclaimed its own.
Description Of The Wonder
The Pink and White Terraces were very large. They stretched over 20 acres of land and tumbled downwards, dropping…
