Sulfur mining near the one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acidic
crater lake at the
Ijen volcano complex, a group of
stratovolcanoes in the
Banyuwangi Regency of
East Java, Indonesia. During the mining process, sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is paid well relative to the cost of living in the area, but very onerous.Photograph:
Sémhur
Sulfur mining near the one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acidic
crater lake at the
Ijen volcano complex, a group of
stratovolcanoes in the
Banyuwangi Regency of
East Java, Indonesia. During the mining process, sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is paid well relative to the cost of living in the area, but very onerous.Photograph:
Sémhur