fording the riv

las alpujarras

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March 12th 2006
a couple of weekends ago, we went on another excursion to the alpujarras, which are basically the other side of the sierra nevada mountain range to the mediterranean sea. beautiful. huge mountains, hills... and tiny towns tucked away (holy alliteration!). we basically hiked around, stopping here and there to listen to our guide and hang out in the little towns. we arrived on saturday late mor ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more