JERMUK, ARMENIA, JUNE 2000

The spa town of Jermuk used to be a popular health resort with several sanatoria and hotels, and today its plants still produce Armenia's well-known bottled water

Above: A WWII veteran drinks from one of the warm water sources
Below: There is a row of pipes in the wall, with the water from each one increasing in temperature up to a scalding 53 degrees

Above: A crowded lorry makes the bridge over the gorge shake
Below: The gorge you could fall into if the bridge collapses

Left: This is how you might look  if you drank Jermuk water all your life - plump and rosy-cheeked

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