Tag Archive for andalucia

Goodbye Pepe

To say that I was shocked and very saddened by the news of the death of José Matías Rívas (Pepe Chispas) is a grave understatement.

Good Garbage, Bad Garbage

The Salobreña Town Hall have taken a step closer to approving new legislation that will see the new costings to hotels for the removal of their rubbish in 2014 and they are claiming that the amendment to the legislation will benefit 90 percent of the hotels in the town… however, some of the other 10 percent will be paying up to five times what they paid in the current financial year.

Las Gaviotas Gets A Visit

Kiddies from the Colegio Público Las Gaviotas in La Herradura had a chance to meet the local firemen, police and Protección Civil volunteers and find out what to do in an emergency.

Nerja Cave Drawings the Oldest?

International experts gathered to decide whether the cave drawings in the Cuevas de Nerja belong to Neanderthal man or not. Carbon dating carried out in January 2012 put them around 43,500 years old.

Illegal Dumping Near Maro Aqueduct

Alerted by the cultural association La Volaera, the Nerja Town Hall is taking action against a local farmer for alleged illegal dumping. The Acueducto del Águila is a Bien de Interés Cultural (cultural heritage site).