Persians and Mesopotamians already knew the secrets of this food around the 5th century BC, and from there it reached Syria and Egypt. Theophrastus, spiritual son of Aristotle, already mentions "oruzon" as an exotic food. Dioscorides referred to the benefits of its cooking water and it is possible that Horace, Pliny, and Columella tasted the … Continue reading Boletus Risotto
The countryside is the pantry. A basket measures the amount. What fits inside is enough. Then there are those who want to make a business out of common goods, excessive and selfish harvesting, accumulation for accumulation's sake. Marx speaks of "primitive accumulation" as the preliminary step to "capital accumulation". Privatizing (making it one's own, mine … Continue reading The agony of the pantry
The first news I had of the Mesa River came to me from José María, a forest ranger with whom I spoke every week to find out how the rivers in the Molina de Aragón area were doing, and in this way inform fishermen in a digital magazine. I go back to the early days … Continue reading The Mesa River
Barbels (Luciobarbus bocagei, Luciobarbus microcephalus, Luciobarbus comizo, Luciobarbus sclateri, Luciobarbus graellsii, Luciobarbus guiraonis, Barbus haasi, Barbus meridionalis) are still abundant fish in all Spanish rivers, from cold and fast headwaters to middle and lower stretches. Although their flesh is tasteless and full of bones, they were caught, sold and eaten in Spain for thousands of … Continue reading Chronicle of the extinction of beauty
About 270 kilometers from its source, after being dammed in Entrepeñas, its main reservoir, and much of its clear water flow transferred to other basins, the Tajo River becomes, for most of its middle stretch, a succession of canals, dams, and weirs that still its current and strip it of any natural river condition. It … Continue reading A look at the middle Tajo
Today we know that cultures and peoples that were once believed to be "primitive" in the 19th century, such as the Yanomamis, Inuit, Sami, Australian Aboriginals, or the Yagán of Tierra del Fuego, are just as sophisticated as Western European culture. The Yagán people have the world's most concise and precise vocabulary for defining social … Continue reading The Neanderthal Us
You are surprised by the sudden sound of its engines when you don't see it coming, but then you quickly recognize it: its colors, its design, its low flight. A firefighting amphibious airplane is an aircraft that we are all familiar with since they have been around for 50 years. Few would disagree with the … Continue reading Seaplane
The Jarama, shortly after its birth, is a wild stream that enjoys running through the mountains, jumping between the rocks with the agility and skill of a cheeky youngster. After being fed by the waters from the highest peaks of Somosierra, it soon becomes a small but impetuous river that flows through mountain meadows, oaks, … Continue reading Sea of clouds and upper Jarama
"On September 1, 1730, between nine and ten o'clock at night, the earth suddenly opened near Timanfaya, two leagues from Yaiza. On the first night, an enormous mountain rose from the earth and flames escaped from the apex, which continued to burn for nineteen days. A few days later, a new abyss formed and a … Continue reading Volcanism
After the slow decline of the Pax Romana, there were many no man's lands: forested mountains, abandoned wheat fields, orchards filled with nettles and brambles, empty and ruined villages, burned down and forgotten. Between 711 and the year 1000, there were no more than four million inhabitants in the peninsula, mostly in the valleys of … Continue reading Watchtower
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