Humans are representatives in nature of short-term thinking, our impression of the passage of time is very small in the scale at which events on the planet unfold, although we maintain as a species a false impression of permanence that we have already confirmed with the rise and fall of several civilizations. We have decided … Continue reading Abandoned railway
Lake Sanabria, located in the northwestern end of the province of Zamora, is the largest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula. It is included in the Natural Park of Lake Sanabria and the Segundera and Porto Mountain Ranges. This lake is a rarity in Spain. Its size and glacial origin make it a striking singularity … Continue reading Lake Sanabria
An old Saami poem mentions longing nomadic journeys following reindeer herds, when the north thaws and the fields fill with flowers, wild strawberries, and cloudberries. Back then, borders were still vague and nations had not yet cut down forests with borders or demanded passports in these harsh lands. But little has changed in this inclement … Continue reading Fishing in the lands of the Saami
Located on a clear hill near the town of El Raso, the Vetton Castro of "El Freillo" covers an area of about 20 Ha, had an estimated population of 1500 inhabitants at its peak, and had around 300 houses. During the Iron Age, it was inhabited from the 3rd to the 1st century BC, although … Continue reading Castro de “El Freillo”. (El Raso)
In the 18th century, the great traveler and scientist Alexander von Humboldt walked around the world recording temperatures, humidity, and altitude with forty-two precision instruments that he protected in velvet-lined boxes. He even carried a cyanometer to measure the blue of the sky in each place and drew the clouds, their changing colors, and their … Continue reading Clouds
Exposed to Punta el Castiello, a rocky promontory of limestones and dolomites that separates it from Aguilar Beach where there is a medieval archaeological site now hidden by thick vegetation, Xilo Beach can be accessed by crossing a pebblestone slope after descending the stairs from the viewpoint. A narrow and tranquil lane of well-oriented golden … Continue reading Xilo Beach, Muros de Nalón.
When you live in León, you are not fully aware of how lucky you are to be a fisherman and live in that beautiful land. I am talking, of course, about its rivers; about that proximity that allows you to be fishing in at least eight very different rivers between fifteen minutes and an hour … Continue reading Fishing towards León
"Topos," from the Greek τόπος, meaning "place," written in the characters of Phoenician origin that Cadmus, brother of Europa, according to myth, brought along with the plow, the casting of bronze, and agriculture... Cadmus, the one who killed a dragon, who went down to hell and returned as Dionysus or Heracles and loved Harmony. The … Continue reading Calzada
The Dulce River Gorge, located in the region of Campiña del Henares, in the province of Guadalajara, was formed due to a geological process of excavation by the river of a deep canyon flowing through thick layers of limestone and dolomite rocks. During the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods of the Mesozoic geological era, the area … Continue reading Vultures and Trout in the Natural Park of the Dulce River Gorge
..."Save a day for when there isn't any,/ and a night, too, for when there is." There were years of drought and years of celebration. Springs annihilated and others filled with rockrose and thousands of flowers adorning the horizon. Aprils and Mays of water, more water cleaning the mountain of fear, and spiteful Aprils or … Continue reading Small tributaries of the Tagus River
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