The Danakil Depression is most famous for being the hottest place on earth in terms of year round average temperatures.
It is also one of the lowest places on the planet and there is no rain for most of the year.
Here, the Awash River dries up in a chain of salt lakes never reaching the Indian Ocean.
The Danakil Depression has the highest average temperature of 34 degrees celsius, day and night.
No AAA service. No services period. You get in and out on your own.
Safety of the highway? It's so hot you can't stand on it.