In this part of the island, the eruptions occurred in 1730 to 1736 covering about 1/3 of the island. In this 6 year span, hundreds of volcanoes began to erupt with lava flowing out. Here, the lava eventually cooled leaving behind these rocks and a useless landscape.
We are former US ex-pats who lived 4 years in Germany in the Rhineland-Palatinate (wine) region and now make New Jersey, USA, our home while still traveling the world.
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