▁noted ▁at ▁, ▁while ▁several ▁Imper ata ▁cyl ind rica ▁grass lands ▁were ▁also ▁found . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁Ge ores earch ▁Vol can edo ▁Germany ▁followed ▁the ▁way ▁used ▁by ▁Z ol ling er ▁and ▁expl ored ▁this ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁distance ▁to ▁be ▁travel led ▁on ▁foot , ▁the ▁partly ▁very ▁high ▁temper atures ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁water ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁particular ▁challenge ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁of ▁Ge ores earch ▁Vol can edo . ▁ ▁Res ett lement ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁coffee ▁plant ation ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁P ek at ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁north western ▁slope . ▁A ▁dense ▁rain ▁forest ▁of ▁Du ab anga ▁mol u cc ana ▁trees ▁had ▁grown ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁rain ▁forest ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁a ▁Dutch ▁team , ▁led ▁by ▁K oster ▁and ▁de ▁Vo og d ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁From ▁their ▁accounts , ▁they ▁started ▁their ▁journey ▁in ▁a ▁" f air ly ▁bar ren , ▁dry ▁and ▁hot ▁country ", ▁and ▁then ▁they ▁entered ▁" a ▁mighty ▁j ung le " ▁with ▁" h uge , ▁maj estic ▁forest ▁gi ants ". ▁At ▁, ▁the ▁trees ▁became ▁th inner ▁in ▁shape . ▁A bove ▁, ▁they