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liquid studios It is an unusual landscape that is difficult to forget. There is no possible literature, no matter how many adjectives we use, that can describe the fascination one feels when walking through this place with strange profiles. Because, no matter how much our mind tries to find places that remind us of him - where have I seen something like this before? - the answer is not always easy. The Torcal de Antequera is a rare geological phenomenon, a heterogeneous set of formations that rise from the ground and are the result of the chemical erosion of limestone rocks and dolomites over an extremely long period. So that we all understand: the Torcal rocks are soluble and what we see today is the product of the effect of rain (and ice) on them for millions of years. It is, in reality, an immense mineral sponge. Torcal de Antequera By David Salcedo But that is not all. This imposing labyrinth formed by columns, ridges, taffoni, cracks, chasms, cavities and rocks with disconcerting silhouettes (screws, chimneys, mushrooms and other stone whims...) also has something else that makes it unique: a huge amount of marine fossils .
The reason is that the Torcal rocks emerged from the primitive Tethys Sea about 150 million years ago and with them they dragged a whole set of shells of marine animals and corals that today people Cell Phone Number List contemplate with amazement at more than 1,000 meters above sea level. Vega de Antequera from Malaga. Thus, embedded in the limestone rocks, these fossils show that in the distant past the entire region was covered by a tropical sea. There are several hiking options to explore this limestone pandemonium on your own. Four routes to discover the Torcal de Antequera Torcal de Antequera By aitormmfoto The simplest itinerary is the green route (1.5 kilometers circular), which starts from the Visitor Center and enters the area known as the Torcal Bajo .
The path descends to the Hoyo de la Burra , an area of special energetic interest that is very conducive to meditation. On this journey between pinnacles that resemble a castle in ruins, there are those who guess the silhouettes of an Indian, a sphinx or a canary. The experience is truly mystical. The yellow route (2.7 kilometers circular) is an extension of the green route and goes to the Hoyo de las Ventanillas through the Torcal Alto . As it is a shadier area, the humidity is higher and the vegetation is denser. Among the hawthorns, the gall oaks and the climbing ivies, it is worth being especially attentive to the presence of the very strange Saxifraga biternata , a true botanical rock gem that is only found here and in the Camarolos and Chimeneas mountains. In summer you have to look at the fissures in the rocks to spot its small white flowers. Another plant emblem on this route is the Montpellier Maple , included in the Inventory of Singular Trees and Groves of Andalusia.
The reason is that the Torcal rocks emerged from the primitive Tethys Sea about 150 million years ago and with them they dragged a whole set of shells of marine animals and corals that today people Cell Phone Number List contemplate with amazement at more than 1,000 meters above sea level. Vega de Antequera from Malaga. Thus, embedded in the limestone rocks, these fossils show that in the distant past the entire region was covered by a tropical sea. There are several hiking options to explore this limestone pandemonium on your own. Four routes to discover the Torcal de Antequera Torcal de Antequera By aitormmfoto The simplest itinerary is the green route (1.5 kilometers circular), which starts from the Visitor Center and enters the area known as the Torcal Bajo .
The path descends to the Hoyo de la Burra , an area of special energetic interest that is very conducive to meditation. On this journey between pinnacles that resemble a castle in ruins, there are those who guess the silhouettes of an Indian, a sphinx or a canary. The experience is truly mystical. The yellow route (2.7 kilometers circular) is an extension of the green route and goes to the Hoyo de las Ventanillas through the Torcal Alto . As it is a shadier area, the humidity is higher and the vegetation is denser. Among the hawthorns, the gall oaks and the climbing ivies, it is worth being especially attentive to the presence of the very strange Saxifraga biternata , a true botanical rock gem that is only found here and in the Camarolos and Chimeneas mountains. In summer you have to look at the fissures in the rocks to spot its small white flowers. Another plant emblem on this route is the Montpellier Maple , included in the Inventory of Singular Trees and Groves of Andalusia.