Next time you are driving along the country roads of the Alpujarra, spare a thought for Antonio Mingorance Gutiérrez, whose untiring work to maintain the network over the last 47 years (on 24hour call out) is worthy of recognition.
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Némisis Has a Birthday
by Editor •
Do you know the Némisis discotheque in Órgiva? Well, this ‘electric-wrestling parlour’ was the first one in the whole of the Alpujarra and has just celebrated its 38th anniversary.
Olly and Fred
by Editor •
Ironically enough (in the almost Alanis Morisette interpretation of the word) despite being nearly washed off the hillside by torrential rain, Olías and Fregenite are still without mains drinking water.
Alpujarra’s Oldest Church
by Editor •
Guess where the oldest church in La Alpujarra is? Órgiva, which is the capital of the Alpujarra Granadina? Wrong!
Money for Road Damage
by Editor •
You will all, no doubt be pleased to hear that the Central Government and the Junta de Andalucía are going to chuck three million euros at the Alpujarra road system…
Up in Lanjarón
by Vanessa Bosch •
Hello everyone and welcome to February issue of the Alpujarra Angle!
Crumbling School
by Editor •
The 36 pupils of the Busquístar junior school cannot exactly be considered spoilt, as they have had to put up with the wintery temperatures of the Alpujarra without heating in their classroom.
3-Metre-Tall Buddha
by Editor •
Soportújar wants a 3-metre-tall Buddha statue… well, better said the Buddhist community does, which is just a 3-day camel trek and a packed lunch from the village.
Distant Hams
by Editor •
The Alpujarra cured hams are pretty damned famous and their popularity goes back quite a while, but were you aware just how long?
Tampering with Penary Meetings?
by Editor •
Back in July of 2007, everybody agreed that plenary meetings would be held at a civilised time, which wasn’t the case for the plenary meeting held at the beginning of December, according to the spokesman for the PP, Antonio Trujillo.