The type of vegetation that ekes out an existence in the baking heat of Gobustan, Azerbaijan. Read about our visit to Baku and the rest of Azerbaijan.
Beware, the snakes of Gobustan. Read about our visit to Baku and the rest of Azerbaijan.
In addition to mud volcanoes, Gobustan is also home to Neolithic cave drawings (also a UNESCO site) full of people, boats, animals and things that we couldn't quite discern. Some believe that the drawings indicate that the people who lived here were linked with the ancestral Vikings. Read about our visit to Baku and the rest of Azerbaijan.