Geamăna is an undead wonder of Romania
Copper exploitation in the mines of Roșia Poieni, in the mountains of the Romanian Western Carpathians (Apuseni), in Romania , was like a curse for the inhabitants of the two villages at the foot of the mountains where hollow work was done. Their limestone began in 1977, when the communist dictator of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu decided to exploit the enormous copper deposit discovered in the ground. The government forced the inhabitants of the neighbouring village Geamăna leaving their home and abandoning their way of life in order to make room for the toxic waste of Roșia Poieni's mining pit.
About 400 families were evacuated and their village replaced by a artificial lake which served as a species of “all sewer” for the contaminated mud that flowed from the mine. Lake waters are very toxic, contaminated with cyanide and other chemical substances. As the lake expanded, it swallowed up what was once a charming village , of which there is only the tower of the church and some houses, which one can see surpassing from these colored waters (or discolored).
Not very happy or nice to read, but the color of the water and the landscape around this lake are a good excuse to come to it take a few photos . For those who want to go there, Lake Geamăna is only 1h45 by road Cluj-Napoca .
Photos : Amusing Planet
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