Category: Geology

More valleys and mountains

October 22, 2016

Towards the end of our stay in Andalucia, and after a delightful lunch at Venta Las Delicias in Villanueva del Rosario, we drove through the village along a paved but rough road, followed by a gravelly track, for about 6 km up into the hills to a parking area and viewing point (mirador) called Alto … More More valleys and mountains

El Torcal: A sea floor more than 1000 metres above sea level!

April 17, 2016

Taking the old road south from Antequera to Malaga takes you around the southern fringe of El Torcal, a Jurassic limestone massif that is an ancient sea floor that has been uplifted by tectonic activity to the extent that it now lies some 1200 metres above current sea level. The massif has been subjected to … More El Torcal: A sea floor more than 1000 metres above sea level!