The lunar-like landscape around Gobustan crackles and is marked by an occasional mud volcano here and there. © UncorneredMarket.com
It's hard to believe that thousands of years ago this was a fertile area where Neolithic man lived. Now it is HOT! And it sure doesn't look very fertile to us.
More melons for sale at Taza Bazaar in Baku. © UncorneredMarket.com