Calcite building up on sunken branches

Any organic matter that falls into the water does not decay. The high level of calcite from the linestone gradually covers the material. This is the travertine that encrusts everything here, even building up ledges on the falls.

Plitvice - Upper lakes and falls

May 12th 2005
The water is a beautiful green and so clear you can see deeply into its depths and so pure you can drink it directly from the lakes. Anything that falls into the lake is slowly encrusted with the calcium lime that is highly concentrated in the waters. It is like a cave except it is the waters that come from the limestone mountains in this region. ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Plitvice Lakes National Park

The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more

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