The amazing stone formations in the Huayllay National Sanctuary known as the "Bosque de Rocas", or "Stone Forest" were created by slow erosion and date to the Cenozoic age. Thousands of rock pillars dot the landcape. Today it is a popular destination for rock-climbers.
October 26, 2011
Wailea-Makena, Hawaii
A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.
New Mexico
This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.
Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories
These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.
Iceland
In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Northwest Arctic, Alaska
Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.
Orion, Alberta
Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.
Antarctica
Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.
