Malaga,
Spain (2022)
El Torcal
El Torcal
El
Torcal de Antequera is a nature reserve in the Sierra del Torcal
mountain range located south of the city of Antequera, in the province of Málaga off the A45 road in Andalusia, Spain. |
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Down at the City |
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Now
we have the option of hiking to the highest point |
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But there is a lot to see at this
level too |
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Geologic History The Jurassic age limestone is about 150 million years old and was laid down in a marine corridor from the Gulf of Cádiz to Alicante These seabeds were uplifted to an elevation of over 1300 meters resulting in a modest mountain range of flat-lying limestone. Later, a series of fractures, cracks and faults at right angles were exploited by erosion. The blocks themselves have been subjected to both dissolution by water (karstification) and freeze-thaw splitting action which, working on the limestone's horizontal beds, resulted in the various shapes visible today |
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Joe
decided to hike to the top (he is on the right) |
I
explored the museum instead |
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Excellent
exhibits in the museum Joe eventually returned His photos are below  |
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Various species of plants are able to grown amid this rocky terrain  |
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That's where he was |
Now back together again |
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