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The Caldera The North route route<br />
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Irkepus village panorama<br />
Irkepus is an important village in the eastern part of the<br />
Geopark. It has schools, health centers and a Boma<br />
farmhouse, such as Seneto. The panorama that can be seen<br />
from this village is fascinang. Besides the dispersion of the<br />
habitat in the plain, it allows to have an overview of the<br />
volcanoes Olmo and Empakai.<br />
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Olmo waterfall<br />
The Olmo Crater, 3,700 meters high, lies north of<br />
Ngoro<strong>ngo</strong>ro Crater. The Olmo Crater floor has different<br />
streams which through the Munge waterfalls fill Lake Magadi<br />
in the Ngoro<strong>ngo</strong>ro Crater. The Crater's floor is inhabited by<br />
some mammals like the Bohor Reedbuck, Buffalo and Eland.<br />
Among the plants found at the Crater's slopes are Nuxia,<br />
Giant St John's Wort and Hagenia trees. Nectar feeding birds<br />
can be observed at this area, such as Golden-winged and the<br />
Eastern Double Colla<strong>red</strong> Sunbird.<br />
Olmo Crater was acve from 2,5 to 1,79 millions years and<br />
it is conside<strong>red</strong> the source for the bulk of interbedded<br />
volcanics and volcaniclasc deposits that comprise much of<br />
the upper Bed secon of nearby Olduvai Gorge, and part of<br />
the © Laetoli Family Leakey sequence, both known for their well preserved<br />
fossils and archaeological remains.<br />
Omo Crater is famous for its stunning waterfalls from<br />
Mounge river.<br />
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Family Leakey and friends inside the outdoor dining room<br />
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© Tony Reumerman Amazing general view of Olmo Crater<br />
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