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The hills above Mojacar are enchanting. They have an arid, volcanic, dry and dusty appeal that from afar appears alien, strange and inhospitable; but once you are amongst them, in the dust and dry, they lure you in, with promises of easy walks that quickly become exhausting dry struggles to the top of the mountain. “No more” you promise yourself as you grab another bush and haul yourself over another thorn tree, “I’m going home”… Continue reading A walk along Macenas
And it only cost 750,000€. The rambler and cyclist walkway, inaugurated by Cuevas townhall this July at a cost of 750,000€, which went along the Almanzora river between the villages of Palomares, Villaricos, Los Lobos, La Mulería and up to Las Herrerías, has been “totally destroyed” by the recent rains, according to ideal.es. The paper reports that the tecnicos from the Diputación were so concerned about the townhall plans that they officially registered their concerns Continue reading The walkway in Cuevas everyone said would be washed away in the first rains… was
Mojácar has signed an agreement with the local GDR (rural development group) to build a 9 km senderismo ramblers path from La Mena to Macenas. The walkway, which one presumes will be at least graveled, will have informative billboards along the route which ramblers may deface with a penknife. Two informative huts will also be built for ramblers to relax and study local wildlife from. The route is circular, whatever that means (so, is it Continue reading Mojácar to build 50k€ walkway