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The Guadalquivir Valley

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July 4th 2018
I am currently on an AVE high speed train, passing through the rugged plains of La Mancha (where Don Quixote was set), towards Madrid. This concludes several days spent in the cities of Guadalquivir Valley in Northwestern Andalusia (the region of Spain I've been in thus far, wedged against Portugal to the west and the Mediterranean to the south.) After 19 days here, I've gotten to know the region ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

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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