The landscape could be right out of a Western but in reality the Almuñécar hikers were stomping around the Almería Alpujarra one Sunday
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news and views from Almuñécar, Costa Tropical
Power Cuts in Almuñécar
by Vivienne Hughes •
Recent power cuts in Almuñécar and La Herradura have the locals worried that Semana Santa will have the same kind of black outs as last year, with the town packed out with tourists.
Almuñécar Spring Timetable
by Louise Powell •
The Tourism Board in Almuñécar has issued a new timetable for monuments, parks and museums, etc, which came into effect with the recent change over to summertime hour.
A-7 Drink Driving
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Almuñécar Policía Local arrested a driver on the A-7 where it passes through the municipality, who had been drink driving the wrong way along the autovia.
Costa Solidarity
by Vivienne Hughes •
When an 8-year-old boy in Almuñécar needs a bone-marrow donation, volunteers from La Herradura, Almuñécar and Salobreña turn out – Almost 1,200 of them.
Otivar Paragliding Accident
by Martin Myall •
Just before 16.00h a Polish paraglider misjudged his landing above Otívar and came down in a barranco – a large turn out of the emergency services took part in his rescue.
Film: Manchester by The Sea
by Maria Hehir •
The next English-language film to be shown in Almuñécar will be Manchester by the Sea with Casey Affleck, Oscar winner for Best Actor.
Almuñécar Breakwater Repaired
by Vivienne Hughes •
Work has begun on the groyne/breakwater in front of Las Góndolas in Almuñécar with a JCB working literally amongst the waves, perched on the boulders.
Waterspout off Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
It’s not the first time that we have reported on a waterspout just off Almuñécar’s beaches but this time the phenomenon appears to have made the national news.
Hiking Route Improvements
by Martin Myall •
The Environmental Department of the Junta de Andalucia is working on the hiking route within the municipality of Otivar, above the Junta de los Rios.