Almuñécar on Costa Del Sol Photo 22

Almuñécar on Costa Del Sol

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September 10th 2010
Almuñécar is a small fishing town about an hour bus ride from Granada. It is on the beautiful Mediterrian coast in an area called the Tropical Coast (Costa Tropical) for good reason. The valley we rode our bus through is covered with lush trees and more greenary than anywhere I've seen before in Spain. It felt like we were riding through Costa Rica! My roommate Lindsay and I decided to take thi ... 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