Mount Ijen’s gorgeous vistas have captivated travelers for centuries, but in recent years, its sulfur mine has become a controversial tourist attraction. Thirty-six-year-old Hadis has been a full-time ...

In Indonesia's Ijen volcano, hundreds of miners risk respiratory illness and physical harm. They're mining sulfur, an essential ingredient in sugar, detergent, and gunpowder. Sulfur is a common ...

Kawah Ijen is an active volcano on the island of Java with an extremely acidic crater lake and gas emissions that produce blue flames upon contact with oxygen in Earth's atmosphere. When you purchase ...

A video of the spectacular scenes captured at a volcano crater "from another planet" has captivated users on Instagram. The video was shared by @2troubletravelers, the Instagram account of Domi, 29, ...

We never thought we would find ourselves hiking to the center of an active volcano on the island of Java at two in the morning. But there we were, doing exactly that, along with our tour guide, five ...

Murahman, 47, a sulfur miner for 25 years, Nov. 4, 2014. Looming 2,799 m (9,183 ft.) above sea level, Gunung Ijen in Indonesia’s eastern Java is a volcanic wonder that attract hundreds of foreign and ...

Ijen UNESCO Global Geopark, located in East Java, Indonesia, boasts with natural wonders and renowned for its volcanic landscape, unique geological formations, and cultural heritage. It encompasses ...

INDONESIA -- I slept three hours before I stepped out of my hotel into the chilly night air; still tired but anxious for the long hike ahead. It was almost midnight, and our tour group was about to ...

Miners carry baskets of sulphur up from the crater of the Ijen volcano complex outside Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia Credit: GETTY The Ijen volcano rises to 2,386m with a crater of over 175 metres ...