People examining the metamorphics

Day 5

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May 20th 2005
Metamorphic day-went to sierra de Los Filabres. Was with Richard ‘gay’ who seriously made verything so confusing! and we were by a road so kept on having to move out the way when someone shouted motor vehicle. At least the day was a change from the sedimentaty stuff we saw in the past few days. We went to the bottom of the mountain where we had lunch, and THG did a ‘spiel’ Walked to a ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Urra

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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