The natural park of Maro-Cerro Gordo is the scene of a growing presence of illegal campsites or settlements.
Tag Archive for barranco
Australian Dies in Alpujarra Car Accident
by Hugh MacArthur •
On the 6th of February a 71-year-old Australian man died in a car accident within the municipality of Capileira in the Alpujarra Granadina.
Almuñécar Riverbed Clearance
by Hugh MacArthur •
We are now at the end of summer, facing the the inevitable end-of-summer downpours, so the riverbeds are being cleared of vegetation.
Calle Sauce, La Herradura
by Hugh MacArthur •
It seems that all we ever do, as far as La Herradura goes, is report street works, so now for something completely different; more street works!
Clearing out the Overgrown Gullies
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Maintenance Department has been busy clearing out the vegetation in the Barranco del Quemado – La Cañada in La Herradura. That’s the one that runs down alongside the main road just before traffic lights (next to the plant nursery, Agrosur).
Alzheimer’s Sufferer Found
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil rescued an 83-year of man suffering from Alzheimer’s from the bottom of a barranco after he had become disorientated and lost.
Fire in Salobreña Plantation
by Martin Myall •
An out-of-season fire caused no end of headaches for the fire services which fought 24 hours to extinguish it.
It’s Wet
by Martin Myall •
Friday had seen by midday 50 litres per square metre – hardly surprising as it belted down between 04.30h and 07.30h and hasn’t stopped raining since then.
Car Plunges Down Gully
by Martin Myall •
A 53-year-old man died after driving over the side of a steep gully above Almuñécar, on the road that leads up to Peña Escrita. The family had reported him missing the day before.
You Get What You Deserve?
by Martin Myall •
The Granada, provincial branch of the Ecologistas en Acción have sent in a report (denuncia) to the Environment and Public Works Department of the Junta de Andalucía over what they qualify as a ‘tremendous amount of illegal earth shifting’ that is could well adversely effect the barranco de la Vizcarra, up above Calahonda (Karst area). It was precisely storm water from this barranco (gully) that caused the flooding in the village several months ago.