Ponor Dead End

Fundătura Ponorului, or "God's Palm," as this area is also known, is a place where time seems to have stood still. Fundătura Ponorului is located in the Gradistea Muncelului-Cioclovina National Park. It is a protected area of national interest, located in the Șureanu-Parâng-Lotrului mountain range, part of the Southern Carpathians, in the southern part of Hunedoara County, on the administrative territories of the communes of Baru, Boșorod, Bănița, Orăștioara de Sus, and Pui, at an altitude of 900 meters.