Top 10 most dangerous places. The most dangerous places in the world: stay away from them

Mount Washington's winter wonderland is deadly for the casual hiker and the willful photographer natural beauties. And insanely desirable for someone who "ordered" suicide by blowing hurricane wind into a prickly ice drift.


2. Poisonous beauty of the Danakil desert
Understand - leisure, new impressions, but not so much! we told friends packing for a vacation in the Ethiopian desert, but they did not listen to us.


The Danakil Desert in northern Ethiopia is called “Hell on Earth” by everyone who has been there. Risk and horror lovers listen to the storytellers, look at the pictures and one by one go on a deadly trip through one of the most terrible and strange landscapes on the planet.


Once you walk on the cosmic surface of Danakil - and you don’t need to fly to Mars. There is almost no oxygen to breathe over the volcanic wasteland, but there is enough burning air for everyone and everything, saturated with fetid gases, born from the earth boiling under their feet and melting stones.


Traveling through the Danakil desert is at least unhealthy. Fifty-degree heat, the risk of stepping on an awakening volcano, yawning with scarlet lava, and boiling, the risk of inhaling sulfur vapor for the rest of your life and making it short. In addition, in the Afar region, semi-savage tribes of Ethiopian citizens periodically go on the warpath for water and food. Ten-year-old boys with guns and machine guns can become another of the most terrible surprises in the world, waiting for a traveler in a place of unearthly beauty - the Danakil African desert.


3. The capital of the grandchildren of the cannibals
The main city of eastern New Guinea, the gate of the state that calls itself "Nujini", the city of Port Moresby is the most dangerous of the world's capitals. From the sea, from the sky, the New Guinean "pearl" looks quite attractive:


In fact, she is like this:


In Port Moresby, such helmsmen of the "banana republic" as the president and ministers live and work, and bandit brigades control the real life of the city. For a white man, the capital of PNG is a terrible place. It's the same as to please an intellectual in prison with youngsters.


Papuans in the forest kill strangers for food, and this is due to the lack of protein in their traditional diet. Papuans in the city “wet” tourists because of laziness and unemployment. Spoiled by Australian handouts, the natives do not want to work, and if they do, it is very difficult to find a job. There is only one thing left - to go into a gang and raise funds for booze, drugs and girls, hunting for suckers. Kill in Port Moresby 3 times more often than in Moscow. The police do not care for these boys, because they are bought or intimidated. Look at their faces and never again dream of becoming a second Miklouho-Maclay, because they will eat you like Cook.




Every person burdened with the household has dark corners not only in his biography, but also in his home. This is not necessarily a closet with instructive spiders to intimidate Pinocchio. In a dark corner there may be, for example, a stash - something valuable, which, unlike a person, is not afraid of darkness. There are such mega-angles in every country on every continent. No culture can live without cursed places. The scariest places on the planet compete in intensity of quiet horror, like economies, brands, or football leagues. The most terrible places attract guests - from among the philistines who are used to seeing horrors on TV. It would be boring to live without such corners of the Earth. Like in an apartment without dark corners.
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4. Forest of cultural suicides
Aokigahara is an old forest at the foot of sacred mountain Fuji. People come here not for mushrooms, not for barbecues, but to say goodbye to life. For some time now, Aokigahara has been fondly chosen by authentic Japanese suicides.






An approximate count of those who have gone into the forest forever has been conducted since the beginning of the 1950s. For half a century, Aokigahara accepted the bodies and, for a time, the souls of more than 500 volunteers. They say that the fashion came after the publication of Seiko Matsumoto's book "The Black Sea of ​​Trees", whose two characters, holding hands, went to hang themselves in this venerable forest, so mastered by shadows that even on a sunny afternoon you can easily find a terrible place wrapped in damp grave gloom.

walking along scary forest Aokigahara, the traveler will stumble upon not only corpses, skulls and nooses. And on numerous shields with inscriptions like “Life is a priceless gift! Please think again!” or “Think of your family!”


In the 1970s, the problem attracted national attention, and since then every year government units are sent to clean up the forest from "fresh" corpses. The area of ​​the tract is 35 square kilometers. During the year, from 70 to 100 newly arrived suicides "ripen" on the branches of trees.


A few years ago, marauders appeared in Aokigahara, who clean the pockets of the gallows and rip off not ropes from their necks, but gold and silver chains. They manage not to get lost. Remain humble and optimistic.


5. Beer, glass, skeletons
Cozy, civilized Czech Republic can not be called terrible country. The tourist here is all in a buzz - delicious beer, affordable drugs, beautiful houses, bridges and girls. And even the most, perhaps, the most terrible place Western Europe pleases the eye of the tourist, being remembered for a lifetime. This is the famous ossuary in the city of Kutna Hora.


For the inhabitants medieval Europe the abbey in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutná Hora, was the most fashionable and desirable cemetery. His insane popularity was due to the fact that in 1278 a certain monk brought some earth from Jerusalem, from Golgotha ​​itself, and scattered the holy soil in small handfuls over the local churchyard. Many thousands of people wished to be buried in Sedlec. The cemetery has grown greatly, they began to bury in 2-3 tiers, which is not divine. Therefore, since 1400, an unusual tomb has been operating in the abbey - a warehouse for bones removed from graves that were not cared for.


In 1870, the new, secular owners of the lands and buildings of the old monastery decided to put things in order in the ossuary and invited a local creator, a carver by the name of Rint, to do this. With a deadly sense of humor and taste inherent in true Czechs, Pan Rint created a terrible miracle from the mortal remains of 40 thousand people. He not only ordered the deposits of bones and skulls, but also built from them a massive coat of arms of the master's noble family and a magnificent chandelier with garlands. Memento mori, pani ta panove!



The spooky chapel is open to beer- and Becherovka-intoxicated visitors seven days a week.


6. Museum of horror stories - the dream of a maniac, the pride of doctors
The Mutter Museum of the History of Medicine in Philadelphia is the place where all the worst that can happen to the human body is concentrated. The museum was founded in 1858 by Dr. Thomas Dent Mutter. Admission ticket in the sanctuary of medical science costs 14 dollars. The exposition presents all kinds of pathologies, ancient and unusual medical equipment, biological samples of varying degrees of nightmare. It also houses the most impressive collection of American skulls.




Top positions in the Mütter Museum are occupied by such curious exhibits as a wax sculpture of a unicorn woman; a three-meter human intestine, which contained 40 pounds of the same; the body of the "soap lady" (a female corpse that turned into a fat wax in the ground); a tumor removed from US President Cleveland; fused liver of Siamese twins; a piece of the brain of Charles Guiteau - the assassin of President Garfield.





Rumor has it that at night something out of the ordinary is happening in the museum - either scary or funny.


7. Monkey for the enlightened
Drapchi Tibetan Prison, which is located on the road from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa City, is considered the most terrible penitentiary institution in the world. In Drapchi, since 1965, the evil Chinese have been meticulously rotting the recalcitrant Tibetan lamas. Here, behind the thorn, there are more monks than in any single Buddhist monastery.




The Chinese occupation authorities cynically refer to such prisons as " rehabilitation centers". In Drapchi, you can get a "stray" bullet in the forehead for the wrong look in the direction of the guard. For the slightest protest, convict monks are beaten mercilessly. One of the violators of the regime spent so long in a solitary cell that he forgot how to speak. Another has been languishing in prison for 20 years for distributing a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In addition, Chinese Gulag Buddhists are forced to attend classes on scientific communism. Didn't learn the lesson - get on the chakras with a batog. Did not come to class - try bamboo porridge. Is this prospect scary?




Lyrical digression: wandering around the black Japanese forests with gallows and museums with skulls and intestines, we romantics completely forgot about such the most terrible places on the planet as working torture rooms of the criminal investigation department in the police departments. About places where a small civil war and nano-genocide are played out daily. We, romantics, are saved from visiting such "horrors" by a holy faith in justice and a neat appearance chaste eyes. And as for the civil war, I remember that the most terrible, bloody and unusually stupid of them was in Rwanda. A terrible African country, where we will go today.
8. Africa is terrible, yes, yes, yes!
All Soviet children know that a nasty, bad, greedy Barmaley lives in Africa. The concentration of barmaley per square mile of tea plantations exceeds 420 individuals. In 1994, barmaley with a machete decided to reduce their own population by 900 thousand souls. That's what came out of it




Having learned from embassy reports about the Rwandan genocide and its consequences, a white man he sighed heavily and went to pacify the barmaley. Those of them whose hands were covered in blood were higher than the elbow were sent to prison. Yes, in a difficult one - the most crowded and unsanitary in the world. This incredibly scary place has a lyrical name - Gitarama.




More than 6,000 Rwandan barmaleis languish in barracks designed to hold 500 prisoners, waiting for trial for 8-10 years (!) . They are tormented by hunger, so biting off a cellmate's heel or ear is a normal phenomenon. There is nowhere to lie down, so from constant standing, the prisoners' feet rot, which doctors have to amputate without anesthesia. The floor is damp and filthy, the stink spreading for half a mile, shaming the capital city of Kigali in the eyes of the peacekeepers. Every eighth barmaley dies in this prison, without waiting for the verdict - from violence or disease. And neither God nor the devil forbid a white intelligent person to get into the Guitarama ...




9. Birthplace of a Slumdog Millionaire
What does real India smell like? Incense, marijuana, grilled cremation meat? The real, not pomaded India smells of slop, sewage and waste from chemical industries. This stench is inhaled from morning to evening by benevolent and superstitious consumers of Bollywood film products, residents of the area where renting an “apartment” for a month costs no more than $4. This is Dharavi, Asia's largest nahalstroy - a slum settlement in the heart of charming, multimillion-dollar Mumbai.




The protagonist of the film "Slumdog Millionaire" comes from a "city within a city" Dharavi. Over a million Hindus and Muslims live here on 175 hectares of dirty land. Their bread is the processing of urban garbage, which is brought and brought here in tens of tons every day. The inhabitants of the terrible slums are recycling plastic, cans, glass and waste paper. Their barefoot children and wives crawl through Mumbai's dumpsters looking for something to recycle.






By 2013, Mumbai authorities intend to raze Dharavi to the ground. Where to go to the residents, those who did not have time to become millionaires? Return back to the village? It's scary to think about it.


10. Capital of ongoing violence
When the Indian wakes up and goes to collect bottles, the Somali is still sleeping in an embrace with his favorite toy - a Kalashnikov assault rifle. He sleeps lightly, shuddering and drooling black - after all, just look, land Somali pirates will come and tear him apart. In the capital of collapsed Somalia, the city of Mogadishu, violence and fear are the norm.


Somali people anthropological type- stately and beautiful. They often die young, taking their cruel beauty to a deserted grave. But new, future sea and city robbers are born, who do not disdain anything, just not to show themselves weak and not be left without dinner.





Those who are weary of the war are fleeing Mogadishu, but they cannot escape themselves. Over the past year, 100 thousand residents of the warring capital left the city, risking death not from a bullet, but from thirst. UN them even humanitarian aid not able to transfer - scary, and no security guarantees.






How scary to live ... Fortunately, not for us.

These places attract extreme tourists, messengers for high adrenaline and new sensations. Terrifying and mystical, dangerous to life and health, they are covered with legends that people around the world pass from mouth to mouth. Right now, out of the corner of our eye, we will be able to look into these unusual and anomalous forests and cities, visit the mountains and depths of the sea that threaten our lives, in order to make sure on our own skin that an inexperienced person should not go here. Right on the course we have the 10 most dangerous places in the world.

10. Mount Annapurna, Nepal

Most dangerous places in the world can be represented as a list, the last position of which is occupied by this hard-to-reach, but attractively beautiful peak. have always been majestic and attracted tourists, but for a long time the ascents of climbers here were prohibited by the decree of representatives of the royal dynasty of the country. Nowadays, foreigners easily visit this country, the most desperate and fearless at the same time come to conquer the impregnable mountain pearl - Mount Annapurna.

It is the tenth highest peak in the world. Annapurna runs up to 8091 meters, it has long been the property of Nepal, its pride and famous reserve. The peak was first conquered by French climbers in 1950. Since then, they have tried to repeat their feat many times, but in half the cases this venture ended in the death of climbers. Here, 53 climbers died - almost one in three who tried to reach its summit. Despite this, the mountain continues to attract new tourists who are in love with the most dangerous places on Earth.

9. Mountain of the Dead, Russia

Another peak that kills people. No, it is not as high as Annapurna, it is just a small pass on the border of Komi and Sverdlovsk region in the north of the Urals. Despite its relatively small size, the Mountain of the Dead (or Dyatlov Pass) is rich in tragedies, which are most likely of a mystical nature. Those who are looking for the most dangerous places in Russia should look here for a light.

It is known that for the first time under mysterious circumstances people died here in 1959. An expedition led by the scientist Dyatlov climbed to the top. Fascinated by new discoveries, they did not notice how the sun went down below the horizon. The people who stayed here to spend the night died under inexplicable circumstances. The investigation found that half-dressed people cut open the tent and rushed to run downstairs. Some died from the cold, but most had broken ribs and holes in their heads. Moreover, the hair of all the corpses suddenly turned gray, the skin turned crimson, and horror froze on the face. After that, entire groups of tourists died here more than once, and three planes fell over the pass for no apparent reason. As a result, the mountain of the Dead was included in the rating, which lists the most dangerous places in the world for tourists.

8. Coast of California, USA

This place is associated primarily with smiling people, the luxury of Beverly Hills and glorious Hollywood. But not everything is so cloudless in sunny California. The ocean waters that wash its shores have long been favorite place white shark habitat. In the ranking, which includes the most dangerous places in the world, these expanses of water are located on the eighth step.

Surfers who, like sharks, fell unconscious in love with huge California waves and clear waters, often fall for lunch or dinner with toothy predators. The last attack was recorded in October 2014. A three-meter white shark tried to eat a local surfer, but he was lucky to stay alive.

Usually these animals cripple people. Deaths have only been reported 13 times in the past 60 years. All the same, kilometers of coastal waters along the US state of California are the most dangerous places in the ocean, teeming with toothy predators.

7. Snake Island, Brazil

At first glance, this paradise located off the coast of Brazil in Atlantic Ocean. Recently, the island was closed to the public, but if you are too persistent, then you may be missed. Only before that they will oblige you to sign a document in which you do not blame anyone for your death. These lands and land areas have long established themselves as the most dangerous places in the world. Photos and pictures of the island, videos from there often appeared in the tragic chronicle, reporting the death of one or another desperate adventurer.

The thing is that from one to five poisonous snakes live here on one square meter. That is, wherever you step, various cobras, mambas and rattling creatures will be right there. The most dangerous of all reptiles on the island are botrops. Their poison is considered the most powerful on Earth. The bite causes necrosis of tissues and their decay, which leads to inevitable death. It is said that the island was once inhabited by people serving the lighthouse. But the snakes climbed into the middle and bit everyone. Since then, the Brazilian authorities have closed this area and declared it a unique reserve - the largest natural serpentarium on the planet.

6. Danakil Desert, Ethiopia

Speaking about the most dangerous places in Africa, one cannot help but recall this "hell" on earth, in the truest sense of the word. The fact is that the air temperature here exceeds 50 degrees Celsius. In addition to extreme heat, tourists can also suffer from which now and then break out of the depths to the surface. There are also many volcanoes, which also pose a certain danger.

Despite this, the scenery in the desert is amazing. It seems that you are on Mars or on another planet. Sulfur lakes and gas fumes, deserted terrain and red-hot air create a cosmic atmosphere. The fact is that it is in the Danakil Desert that the Arabian Plate break is located, so frequent earthquakes and raging volcanoes are not new here. Very beautiful, but also deadly. Ethiopian tribes, accustomed to the unusual climate, are also operating here, ready to kill any tourist for a piece of bread. Therefore, this territory is also included in the rating of the most dangerous places in the world.

5. Death Valley, Russia

It is located in Kamchatka. dead place, which has been infamous since the 30s of the 20th century, is also on our list. These lands are not only the most dangerous places in Russia, but also on the planet. At this place, the slopes of the Kikhpinych volcano are all indented with hot springs that emit poisonous steam and gas. The lowest platform is called Death Valley. Hunters who wandered here for the first time found hundreds of corpses of wild and domestic animals, including their own huskies.

But the most interesting thing happened later. The hunters themselves began to languish, suffering from headaches and weight loss. No one could answer what was happening to them. In search of an answer, another expedition came here almost every year. About a hundred scientists died while exploring these lands. Those who were lucky enough to return said that both people and animals were simply poisoned by poisonous cyanide fumes coming from the volcano. According to them, this place is not suitable for life.

4. Fire Mountain, Indonesia

She has no days off and holidays, as every day the volcano shows signs of life. Even when there is no eruption, a column of smoke rises above its surface to a height of 3 thousand meters. Over the past five centuries, the mountain has flared up about 60 times - a fairly high figure. Therefore, the rating describing the most dangerous places on Earth includes Fiery Mountain.

The last eruption was recorded in 2006. Before that, in 1994, a hot cloud of gas burned alive 60 people. And in 1930, more than a thousand people died from it. Then the boiling lava covered 13 kilometers of the earth around. Oddly enough, but the locals continue to settle very close to the Fiery Mountain. One of the villages, numbering 200 thousand people, is located only 6 kilometers from this scary place. Millions of tourists also come here every year. Some, due to their carelessness or the desire to take amazing pictures, come too close to the hearth and die.

3. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

The most dangerous places on Earth, despite their bad reputation, attract millions of tourists who are ready to try their luck and increase the level of adrenaline in the blood. One of these areas is a wonderful park in African Zambia. It is the largest in South Africa. If you do not belong to the category of the faint of heart, take a tent and go to spend the night in this amazing place. Here you will see the charming moonlight and scattering of stars in the night sky.

The picture is perfect, if not for hundreds of hippos, aggressive and fearless. Young individuals, going ahead through the jungle, do not spare anyone in their path. Every year about 200 people die from their invasion. They are especially dangerous at night: during the mating season, males and females come ashore and trample tens of miles around. Slow animals, uniting in flocks, are able to demolish everything from the face of the Earth. Despite this, "South Luangwa" is one of the ten most visited parks in all of Africa.

2. Death Road, Bolivia

The most dangerous road in the world. It is located over an abyss more than 600 meters deep. Thrill-seekers have to walk for a very long time: the length of the road is 70 kilometers, while the width does not exceed 3 meters. Often this narrow and threatening route has to move trucks and buses. It is undesirable for them to meet head-on: it is impossible to pass each other here, and towing back is a deadly undertaking.

Nevertheless, the traffic here is stormy, since the Death Road is the only route connecting La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, and the town of Coroisco. The already narrow canvas from time to time is even more washed out by tropical rains that come here every day from November to March. The gloomy picture is completed by zero visibility from thick fogs and endless slippery landslides. If this does not impress the visitors, then the last frightening chord will be the moss-covered, collapsed crosses placed along the roadsides in memory of the people who fell into the abyss. By the way, about 300 travelers die here every year. Everyone who crosses this route prays endlessly not to become another victim.

1. Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic

The section of the ocean surface between Puerto Rico, Florida and has long gone down in history as the most terrible and mysterious place on the planet. Here ships and planes disappear without a trace, there are ghost ships, crew members who were lucky to get out of this mystical place, talk about strange movements in space, time and other terrible things.

There are many explanations for this. Some argue that the rifts in time are to blame, others say it's the tricks of black holes, others scold aliens and the inhabitants of the mysteriously disappeared Atlantis. Scientists are more skeptical about the situation, calling the area difficult to navigate, with a great many shoals and cyclones. All this becomes, in their opinion, the cause of this phenomenon. Be that as it may, these waters can be described as the most dangerous places in the world. The Bermuda Triangle tops the ranking of the TOP 10 scariest land and water areas on the planet.

The most dangerous countries in the world

Topping this mini-ranking is Colombia, a country that is being torn apart civil wars and internal conflicts. It has the highest percentage of murders and kidnappings. This state is also a producer of cocaine. More than half of the white powder is distributed around the world with the blessing of local mafia clans. In second place is Afghanistan. At every step, passers-by can be blown up by a mine. In addition, there is a very high threat of terrorist attacks.

Listing the most dangerous places in the world, we also recall Burundi, a small African state. It is known throughout the world for its armed gangs, numerous murders and attacks on tourists. Here you should be wary of even women and children who, without blinking an eye, will shoot you at the first opportunity. In fourth place among the most dangerous countries on Earth is Somalia, known for its corsairs. Pirates rob tourists not only on the water, but also on land. Iraq closes the top five, where every minute you run the risk of being blown up by a projectile or falling under crossfire. Terrorist attacks and street fights - everyday realities local residents.

TOP 5 cities where you should not visit

The first and most terrible city in the world is considered to be Peshawar in Pakistan. The danger comes from local tribes, between which there are regular clashes. There are a lot of attractions here, but tourists are better off choosing another place for excursions. We give the second position in the ranking to the once famous resort of Acapulco in Mexico. Today, you will not find vacationers on the beaches during the day and with fire, and all because of the impunity of cartels and gangs of thugs. Closes the top three Distrito Central - Big City Honduras. It has the highest homicide rates. Criminal statistics scare even the most desperate tourists.

Perm is considered the most dangerous city in Russia. This locality ranks fourth. Such a "rich" statistics of robberies, rapes and attacks in the Russian Federation can no longer be found. On the fifth step - American Detroit. Robbery and robbery flourish here. For every 50 residents, one serious crime is recorded per year. The reasons are their low social ignorance, poverty and lack of work.

The most dangerous places in Moscow

Studies conducted at the end of 2014 indicate that the most terrible for walking are the outskirts of the Russian capital. Muscovites consider the city center to be the safest, except for Zamoskvorechye. Residents and visitors also feel comfortable in Mitino, Shchukino, Kurkino and Strogino in the northwest, Cheryomushki, Ramenki, Obruchevsky in the southwest. In their opinion, it is not scary to walk the streets even at night.

Instead, the southeast of the metropolis has gained a bad reputation, its streets and gateways are the most dangerous places in the world. Golyanovo, for example. Every year there are many robberies and attacks. This area is known throughout the world as a center of criminal offenses and revelry of criminals. The list also includes Dmitrovsky, Timiryazevsky, Golovinsky, Beskudnikovsky, Teply Stan, Kuntsevo, Solntsevo and others. Muscovites consider the Vnukovo, Brateevo and Northern Tushino districts to be dangerous, despite this they feel confident and calm here.

There are some places on our planet from which it is better for tourists to stay away. Read our top 10 most dangerous places on the planet and learn about the places that are incredibly risky to visit.

10 California coast

9 Darvaza

8 Death Road in Bolivia

7 Dyatlov Pass

6 Bermuda Triangle

5 Death Valley

4 Mount Washington

2 Danakil Desert

The most dangerous places on the planet are a real test for the courage of extreme lovers. But if you do not consider it necessary to risk your life, then it is probably better to choose safer places for travel.

On our planet, there are many amazing and beautiful places, where many people would love to spend their holidays: excellent weather, charming nature, warm sea, flowering plants, stunning architectural monuments attract many tourists.

But there are those who are attracted not by amazing landscapes and a comfortable climate, but by real extreme sports and dangerous mysteries.

For such originals, as well as for those who would not like to accidentally be at the wrong time in the wrong place, we offer a rating of the 10 most dangerous places in the world.

It includes mountains, islands, areas where weather or biological factors make the stay very unpleasant and even threatening.

10 Summit of Mount Washington

This Mountain peak in the USA in the White Mountains system is famous among amateurs extreme species sports like a mountain with the most strong wind and completely unpredictable weather.

At this beautiful point mountain system In the 1930s, the most amazing wind speed was recorded - 103.3 m / s. If we translate the indicator into the usual system of measures, then it will be 372 km / h. For comparison, the speed of a tornado is about 480 km/h.

Everything that is located on the top of Washington has to be firmly attached to the surface, and the meteorological instruments that are installed there need the constant supervision of a specialist. So there are always people on the extreme peak.

Extreme lovers visit this scary place with great pleasure: competitions of runners, cyclists and even mountain climbers are held here every year. handicapped health, as well as the congress of cars with alternative energy sources.

9 Mountain of the Dead

The extreme points of Russia have twice entered the top of the most dangerous places, and in ninth place is the mountain of the Dead, the real name of which is the Dyatlov Pass.

In this place, in the middle of the last century, an inexplicable tragedy occurred - 9 people died, the entire tourist group, headed by student Dyatlov. Moreover, it is still unclear how and why this happened, although an investigation was underway, and the direct causes of the death of tourists were identified: for three, these were injuries caused by a blow of enormous force, and the rest of the climbers froze.

At night, they suddenly left the tent, cutting its wall with a knife, and left it. Some tourists were wearing ordinary clothes, while others were wearing only underwear. Some were unshod or shod only on one foot.

Be that as it may, the investigation reached a dead end, and the death of nine young people remained unexplained. Since then, various anomalies have been happening in this place every now and then, but fans of extreme sports still strive to visit here.

8 California Coast

This beautiful place is very beautiful: the coast beckons you to enjoy the sun and the clear ocean. But this is exactly what you should avoid.

The ocean off the coast of California, much loved by surfers, is teeming with great white sharks. Probably, surfers like beautiful waves, and sharks like delicious surfers. Almost every year, shark attacks on people are recorded here - fortunately, often unsuccessful for animals.

And although white sharks are not killers, they usually only cripple people, no one wants to be left without a leg or arm either. So you should think more than once before swimming in the ocean in this dangerous place.

That's what they call active volcano Merapi on the island of Java (Indonesia). Even during periods of calm, it smolders slightly, reminding others of its heavy character, and from time to time various emissions occur.

The last eruption occurred only a few years ago and claimed the lives of more than 350 people.
Smoke with ash rises to a height of up to three meters. Large emissions can also be dangerous, as they can cover and suffocate a person.

On average, once every seven years there are large eruptions of ash and lava from the Merapi volcano, and each time this does not scare away, but attracts extreme tourists who watch the violence of the elements, being above the crater, in a fairly safe place.

Queimada-Grendy - this is actually the name of the Snake Island, but the unofficial name is much more popular, because the snakes on this small (0.43 sq. km) piece of land are apparently invisible.
The very poisonous island botrops snake, endemic to Brazil, also lives here (you will not find it anywhere else).

This is a relatively large (up to 1.8 m) sand-colored snake with triangular spots, the poison of which can kill a mouse in a couple of seconds. Many botrops are hermaphrodites.

There are enough other snakes on the island, there are up to 5 of them per 1 sq.m, so at present people's access to the island is strictly limited. This was done both for the sake of preserving the population of rare snakes, and for the safety of people eager to look at one of the most dangerous places in the world.

5 The Danakil Desert is one of the most dangerous places in the world.

The desert in northern Ethiopia is a truly extreme place. What is most surprising is that people live here, and tourists dream of visiting this piece of land.

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Apparently, this place used to be at the bottom of the ocean. This explains the fact that even a few reservoirs of the Danakil desert are salty. It is the extraction of salt that the locals live on. The air temperature in the desert reaches +63, and the surface of the earth - +70 degrees!

No more than 200 mm of precipitation falls per year. In other words, welcome to the frying pan! And local attractions include oil lakes, poisonous fumes and numerous volcanoes. There is some sparse vegetation, so you can occasionally spot a zebra or donkey and extreme tourists.

4 South Luangwa National Park

A delightful nature reserve in Zambia becomes truly dangerous to visit when, for whatever reason, the attitude of the hippopotamuses to the guests deteriorates.

Multi-ton creatures hate visitors who interfere with them to arrange weddings and raise children, and an angry hippopotamus does not need something special, like claws or fangs, to punish the offender. Quite enough not to tread it.

For one kilometer of the river bank in "South Luangwa" there are up to five of these fat men, who would be very funny if not for one "but". Hippos are considered the most dangerous of African animals; more people die every year from their attacks than from buffaloes, lions and leopards combined. At the same time, hippos are very aggressive, and in size they are second only to elephants.

3 Death Valley

And once again Russia was marked in the list of the most dangerous places on the planet! A small valley at the foot of the Kikhpinych volcano is in third place in the ranking.

It was discovered by scientists in 1975 in the neighborhood of a unique valley of geysers (the only one in Eurasia). Experts noticed that various animals and birds were dying on a small plot of land, and they made an analysis of the air.

Among the gases emanating from underground, there was a lot of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. Accumulating, they slowly kill the victim. It turned out that this is not the only danger: in the Valley of Death there are also fast-acting poisonous gases, for example, hydrocyanic acid, which leads to respiratory paralysis. Here is such a natural gas chamber.

2 Death Road

scary road in Bolivia - a place of pilgrimage for extreme people from all over the world and the ordinary horror of local residents. The 70-kilometer stretch of road between La Paz and Coroico is the site of the deaths of at least 25 cars and a hundred people annually.

The most terrible accident occurred at the end of the 20th century: then a bus with 100 local residents fell off the road.

The road winds its way up the side of the mountain; only the first 20 kilometers of asphalt, and then - wet, slippery clay. In many places the road is so narrow that two cars cannot pass, then you have to go to negotiate who will go backwards, risking their lives.

Every now and then there are landslides that destroy part of the canvas, showers and fogs, reducing visibility to a couple of meters. Moreover, the road is very winding and steep (the descent goes from three and a half km to 330 m above sea level).

All this does not stop those who crave thrills: they descend here both in jeeps and on bicycles to tickle their nerves (however, not everyone survives). This does not stop the locals either: there is simply no other road to the capital.

1 The Bermuda Triangle is the most dangerous place on the planet.

The stretch of ocean between Puerto Rico, Florida, and Bermuda is often referred to as anomalous zone in which ships and planes perish. The causes of shipwrecks are often unknown, and there is always too much hysteria and misinformation around these incidents, so finding out the truth is not easy.

Numerous shoals in the area may have contributed to some shipwrecks, but they do not explain plane crashes or crew abandonment. There are also versions similar to the truth related to methane and infrasound.

Those who support the first theory believe that huge bubbles of methane rising to the surface are the cause of the shipwreck. If the bubble is in close proximity to the vessel, it will immediately go under water. Methane can also affect the instruments in the aircraft.

The second version is related to the "human factor". It is known that infrasound can be generated in the sea, and it can have a destructive effect on the psyche of some people who begin to hallucinate. In this state, the teams could abandon the ship, and the helmsman could make dangerous maneuvers, which would lead to the death of the aircraft or ship.

Tourism and danger are almost opposite concepts, but there are so many dangerous places that attract more and more extreme tourists. Killer lakes, death roads, ghost towns. If you love all this? Then get acquainted with the ten most dangerous places on earth for tourists.

Nyos - killer lake (Cameroon)

The lake with the name Nyos is not shrouded in any secrets and legends. And in fact, no one drowned in it, and it is not even capable of flooding the surroundings. And the “killer lake” got its second name due to volcanic activity that occurs right from the bottom of the formation. As a result of such an eruption, about 1,700 people and all animals died in the disaster. The gas that escaped to the surface suffocated all living things. After that, the water changed its color and the lake is now under control.

The yearly road called Hua, located in China, can also be included in the list of the most dangerous places on the planet. This road takes about 100 people a year. And these are all volunteers who just love risk and do not know what it can lead to in the end. Enough high level there are narrow steps that will lead to the mountain itself. Before, there was no insurance. People took risks and fell into the abyss.

Death Valley in Kamchatka has not been fully explored. Since ancient times, there was a legend that all living things die on the territory of this particular place. About 80 tourists tried to prove otherwise and died as a result of their expedition. Perhaps this is hydrogen sulfide and an increased concentration of carbon dioxide. Scientists are still guessing today.

Particularly noteworthy is the place created by the hand of nature. This is a round funnel with bright outlines of dark and light water. Due to its depth and unique beauty the place is popular for diving. The skeletons of 3 people were found here, and the place is considered dangerous.

The place is dangerous due to the presence of aggressive populations of white sharks in the waters. But this does not repel fans of extreme sports, and therefore the ranks of the dead in this dangerous place are only replenished.

Numerous expeditions failed in this mysterious place. The legend and the many deaths of innocent people. And now no answer has been found why people died on the expedition and how otherworldly forces are involved here.

This is a volcano that, even in calmness, continues to smolder. Smoke is able to rise to a height of up to 3000 m. During the eruption, two whole villages were killed, and in 2010, the eruption claimed the lives of about 353 people.

Gouffre Berger - Cave of the Dead (France)

Beautiful and very treacherous place. The descent into the cave takes about a day. But when it rains, the labyrinths of the cave are filled in a matter of hours. And before you go down, you should check the weather forecast.

Attractive place for tourists. This volcano has erupted up to 50 times over the past 400 years. And even the calmness of the volcano is alarming, smoke always comes out of it. But the beauty is so mesmerizing that tourists stop at nothing.

After everyone knows the Chernobyl disaster, when a radioactive cloud covered the entire city and people were evacuated, the city got its name. Now you can’t live there, but the excursion is in demand.

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