Stone threshing circle

Last days in Ferreirola

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September 15th 2010
The past three days have been perfect. We did two things that I had hoped to do but wasn’t sure we would. On Monday we drove to Capileira and did a hike that took us up the gorge towards the high sierras. It was about a 10 km hike with lots of ups and downs. We could hear the rushing river the entire time. We passed many abandoned farms, and others that were so far out in the middle of nowh ... 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