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.
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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.
Further Otívar Rock Fall
by David Darby •
Following the damage caused when a large rock fell onto parked cars in Otívar last month, there has now been further slippage in the village.
Río Verde Sewage Treatment
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Chairman of the Mancomunidad confirmed that the project to connect up Jete, Otívar and Lentegí to the Almuñécar sewage treatment plant will soon be approved.
Otívar Poachers Caught
by Martin Myall •
The arrest of two poachers was caught on film by a police helicopter in the Parque Natural de las Sierras Almijara in the municipality of Otívar
Otivar Rockfall Update
by Martin Myall •
Following on from our article concerning the rockfall in Otívar, we report that the Junta is reinforcing the rocky hillside to prevent further incidents of this kind.
Otívar Rockfall
by Martin Myall •
At 14.10h on Wednesday the 4th, in Otívar, a huge boulder fell onto parked cars beneath, completely destroying two and damaging three others.
No Ambulance for La Herradura
by Martin Myall •
In a recent Plenary Meeting of the Almuñécar Town Council it was approved to send a request to the Junta asking it to provide a La Herradura-based ambulance. The Junta rejected it.
Salobreña Cocaine Laboratory
by Martin Myall •
There has been a big drugs bust on a nationwide level, with two local boys being swept up: one from Salobreña and one from Otívar.
Caught on Camera
by Hugh MacArthur •
Many hikers park their cars near the top of the Cabra road above Otívar to walk around the hillsides, but there have been thefts from their parked cars.