Archive for December, 2009

Fuentes del Narcea

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Fuentes del Narcea por asturgeol.

Asturian southwestern noted for its rich forests, among which Muniellos. The landscape is characterized by the remains of coal mining today have moved to modern farms. In all councils can also find examples of traditional architecture. (more…)

Pyrenees of Spain and France

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Pyrenees of Spain and France

The Pyrenees, or the Pyrenees and its inhabitants prefer to call referring to a part or region thereof (Catalan: Pirineus; French: Pyrénées; Gascon: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés; Euskara: Pirinioak or Auñamendiak) are a mountain range located at north of the Iberian Peninsula between Spain and France.

It stretches over 415 km from the Mediterranean Sea (Cape Creus) in the east to the Cantabrian Sea (Cape Higuer) west.

At its core has a width of about 150 km.

In everyday language the word applies to the whole Pyrenean high mountains of Hispanic-French border. (more…)

Survival at high altitudes - Part II

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Survival at high altitudes

How to build a shelter? Building a shelter is not a task as difficult as it sounds. These are some small tips to consider before building the shelter: (more…)

Survival at high altitudes - Part I

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Before this article is necessary to define what a polar or arctic region is. It is considered that a place is polar or arctic when the average temperature of the hot season does not exceed 10 º C and the sun does not rise in winter, or is just for a limited time span.

But a polar region is not the only place where care must be receipts for survival. There are passengers who travel less extreme conditions, or sites that appear to be safer such as a mountain, which may become the perfect scenario for a weather disaster. (more…)

Rural Tourism in Spain - Using snowshoes

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Rural Tourism in Spain

Start the cold. What for many homebound means next to the heating is, however, for a small group of mountain lovers the exciting arrival of the first snow. But while the postcards of snowy peaks and valleys are beautiful, everyone who has ever tried knows how difficult it is to try to walk on three feet of snow and not end up gasping for five minutes without having advanced more than twenty meters. (more…)

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