Rotorua Valley
The Rotorua Valley (Wakarewarewa) is a place worth visiting when visiting New Zealand. It is located in the very middle of the island, on a Volcanic plateau. The population that once inhabited the area called the area Takiwa-Waiariki, which translated as "The Land of hot water." Here, even in the middle of the city, there are cracks in the ground, from which warm water evaporates.
The most basic natural celebrity of Rotorua is its famous geysers. Dozens of jets of warm water erupting from the ground cover the valley with a canopy of steam. Under the white clouds are the shores of Lake Rotorua, as well as part of the settlement, on the edge of which wooden statues are lined up, depicting the gods believed in by the Maori who once lived here.
In the past, the local residents were very adapted to these unusual conditions. They built houses in an area that was warm all year round, and they also improved their pools with warm natural water, where they swam without being limited by weather conditions. The Maori even learned to cook fish in boiling natural geysers.
Nowadays, such an unusual territory has also been used by the owners of the hotel complexes that are located here. The pools built here are filled with warm thermal springs, and the hotels themselves are heated by the heat of the earth's interior.
With its power, the Extinguished geyser stands out here, from which hot water flows 30 m upwards. This spectacle can last for a whole hour. Sometimes the geyser is supported by its neighbors, the geysers, and sometimes they shoot a jet in turn.
Hydrogen sulfide, which, after interacting with water, is the cause of yellowish siliceous deposits, which embellish the outlets of gushing springs of water. This is not a very fragrant gas, it is also easy to hear by smell, near Lake Rotorua.
A river called Puarenga flows into this lake, which takes water from hot and cold streams. In the middle of it is the island of Mokoya, where the most popular hot geyser Hinemoa is located. There is a rule that requires tourists to swim in its waters. For the locals, bathing in the warm waters of Hinemoa is a long–standing rite, performing which they are healed. According to the legend that exists here, the moon itself leaves its place in the sky once a month to swim in the fabulous lake Aeva, which is located underground. There she recovers and returns home.
Two famous Waimangu Lakes are located a little further from this territory. They exist in the crater of an extinct, but once even very strong volcano. These reservoirs have different colors, green and blue, due to the rocks on which they are located.
In addition to volcanoes, lakes, and geysers, there is also a forest area that is almost untouched by the hand of mankind. The local tree species cannot be found in any forest on the other side of the world. Another unusual phenomenon is aerial roots and flowers that sprout directly from tree trunks. The local glades are filled with plants unknown to us. Rising further, this territory turns into an eternal snow carpet.
The bird world is very diverse here: parrots, falcons, pigeons and, of course, kiwis, which are a landmark of New Zealand lands.
New Zealanders have managed to preserve and enhance the natural resources of the Rotorua Valley.
Thousands of people come here from all over the world to see the unique creation of underground forces that is located in the valley of unusual Rotorua geysers.
