L to last week we were in the place of Médulas in Carucedo municipality, province of León. Médulas , located near the village of the same name, are nestled in the heart of the Comarca del Bierzo. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.
is an environment formed by the remains of an old gold mining from Roman times. The massive engineering work done for mineral extraction was a great destruction of the environment, but resulted in a spectacular landscape of red earth tightly integrated with vegetation of chestnut and oak trees.
For the extraction of gold, the Romans transfer water from the rivers Duero and Sil, and springs of the surrounding mountains, as the peak Ferradillo to
channels that reach more than 100 kilometers. This water was stored in tanks from which was thrown on the galleries, previously constructed in the mountains, producing a large drag the gold cluster, which was driven to the channel named wash, where gold was deposited by weight.
Park Médulas has an interpretive center where visitors are provided with all necessary information to cross its path and collect the wealth of stunning scenery that surrounds it.
is an environment formed by the remains of an old gold mining from Roman times. The massive engineering work done for mineral extraction was a great destruction of the environment, but resulted in a spectacular landscape of red earth tightly integrated with vegetation of chestnut and oak trees.
For the extraction of gold, the Romans transfer water from the rivers Duero and Sil, and springs of the surrounding mountains, as the peak Ferradillo to
channels that reach more than 100 kilometers. This water was stored in tanks from which was thrown on the galleries, previously constructed in the mountains, producing a large drag the gold cluster, which was driven to the channel named wash, where gold was deposited by weight. Park Médulas has an interpretive center where visitors are provided with all necessary information to cross its path and collect the wealth of stunning scenery that surrounds it.
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